Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£2,150-£3,250Value
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$4,100-$6,000 Value Indicator
$3,700-$5,500 Value Indicator
¥19,000-¥29,000 Value Indicator
€2,500-€3,800 Value Indicator
$21,000-$30,000 Value Indicator
¥390,000-¥590,000 Value Indicator
$2,700-$4,100 Value Indicator
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Medium: Etching
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2002
Size: H 78cm x W 74cm
Edition size: 68
Signed: Yes
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Damien Hirst's Helter Skelter (signed), an etching from 2002, is estimated to be worth £2,150 to £3,250. It has been sold at auction five times since its initial sale in December 2005. In the last five years, the hammer price has been consistent at £1,888. The artwork has shown a significant increase in value with an average annual growth rate of 20%. The artwork was sold once in the last 12 months. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 68.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Leonard Joel, Melbourne - Australia | Helter Skelter - Signed Print | |||
| May 2015 | Bonhams New York - United States | Helter Skelter - Signed Print | |||
| December 2014 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg - Germany | Helter Skelter - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Published as part of Damien Hirst’s second volume of In A Spin, The Action Of The World Upon Things, Helter Skelter is an etching from 2002. The print shows concentric circles in the centre of the composition, rendered in thin, scratchy lines, producing an image that is energetic and dynamic.
The In In A Spin, The Action Of The World Upon Things portfolio is an extension of Hirst’s very well known Spin Paintings. The Spin Paintings were first conceived in 1993 at the event ‘A Fete Worse Than Death,’ alongside Angus Fairhurst. The curator Gregor Muir has recounted: “Using an inverted electric drill and a piece of wood onto which they could fasten sheets of paper, Fairhurst and Hirst set up a spin painting stall – an idea borrowed from a once popular children’s game using painting and an old record player cranked up to 78rpm. A spin painting cost £1 to produce and was signed by both artists on the reverse. In Hirst’s case, the idea proved too useful to be left behind, resulting in his subsequent ‘Spin Paintings’.”
To create the Spin Paintings Hirst attached a large circular canvas to a spin machine in his studio, then throwing paint onto the spinning canvas to create abstract painterly marks. The etchings in this portfolio were produced using a very similar technique, attaching copper plates to the machine, and drawing the spiral lines with needles, screwdrivers, and other sharp tools as they spun.
