5 Year Print Market Review 2023
To Love - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2008 - MyArtBroker

To Love
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£4,200-£6,000 VALUE (EST.)

$8,000-$11,000 VALUE (EST.)

$7,000-$10,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥35,000-¥50,000 VALUE (EST.)

4,800-7,000 VALUE (EST.)

$40,000-$60,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥720,000-¥1,020,000 VALUE (EST.)

$5,500-$7,500 VALUE (EST.)

44% AAGR (5YR)

This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

Aquatint, 2008
Signed Print Edition of 75
H 41cm x W 44cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2022Phillips London - United KingdomTo Love - Signed Print
February 2022Wright - United StatesTo Love - Signed Print
September 2021Bonhams Knightsbridge - United KingdomTo Love - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Hirst has continually used the motif of the butterfly to varying effect throughout his career. In this instance, the process of acquatint, taken from a series of etchings, enables the artist to display the butterfly in its foremost beauty. The black background stands as contrast against the detailed drawing of the orange and yellow wings of the animal. The viewer is able to see these wings in detail. The butterfly is visible in such detail because it has been enlarged.

Though it was typical of Hirst to explore the visual appeal of the butterfly, its use in this print stands in contrast to his other work. Several of Hirst’s prints have seen numerous butterflies, their wings detached from their bodies, laid out in an intricate and carefully ordered pattern, to create a kaleidoscopic attempt: this is seen most famously in his Cathedral series. This work is instead an early example of Hirst’s use of the singular butterfly. He was to pick this back up in 2015 with the series entitled I Love You.

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