Elation
Elation
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£22,000-£30,000
$45,000-$60,000 Value Indicator
$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator
¥210,000-¥290,000 Value Indicator
€26,000-€35,000 Value Indicator
$230,000-$310,000 Value Indicator
¥4,150,000-¥5,650,000 Value Indicator
$29,000-$40,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 50
Year: 2017
Size: H 120cm x W 120cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| July 2020 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2018 | Sotheby's Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Meaning & Analysis
Elation is a screen print by Damien Hirst that depicts a symmetrical, kaleidoscopic pattern made up of many butterfly wings. This mesmerising composition is depicted in various shades of blue, forming a highly aesthetic image, and is linked to the artist’s kaleidoscope paintings from the 2000s.
Evoking the rose windows of Gothic cathedrals, Hirst’s kaleidoscope paintings are reminiscent of his many kaleidoscopic paintings from the 2000s. For these works, Hirst used hundreds of real butterfly wings to create meticulous patterns, thus obscuring the wings from butterflies in the real world.
Elation is indicative of Hirst’s desire to bring together themes of science, aesthetics and religion through the leitmotif of the butterfly. Recalling someone once saying to him: “Butterflies are beautiful, but it’s a shame they have disgusting hairy bodies in the middle,” Hirst in works like this chose only to display the dazzling wings of the insect. The butterfly has been used by the Greeks to depict Psyche, the soul, and in Christian imagery represents resurrection. In bringing together the fragility of the butterfly wings with the monumentality of religious art, Hirst investigates seemingly conflicting ideas that are at the core of humanity.