Name: Coeli Enarrant
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Damien Hirst's Coeli Enarrant (signed) is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,000. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £9,500, across 2 total sales. The hammer price has remained consistent, with the minimum and maximum values both at £9,500 on 19th March 2025. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. This work is part of a limited edition of 25 and has an auction history of 12 total sales since its entry to the market in March 2011.

Auction Date

Auction House

Location

Hammer Price

Return to Seller

Buyer Paid

March 2025

Forum Auctions London

United Kingdom

March 2019

Christie's Hong Kong

Hong Kong

November 2018

Sotheby's Online

United Kingdom

April 2017

Alex Cooper Auctioneers

United States

June 2011

Phillips London

United Kingdom

March 2011

Sotheby's Online

United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Coeli Enarrant is a signed screen print in colours produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. In this impressive print, Hirst produces a delicate arrangement of circles made out of butterflies. The colourful butterfly wings make the print bold and lively, with blue, yellow and red dominating the composition, standing out against the pale pink backdrop. The concentric circles have a hypnotic effect and revolve around a small blue butterfly which occupies the centre of the composition.

The print, made in 2010, is part of the artist’s Psalms series. The series, which the artist started in 2008, is composed of 150 works, all of which are named after a psalm from the Old Testament. Each print in the series incorporates circles and butterflies into the print design, however no two prints are alike, with unique arrangements of butterflies and colour compositions. The Psalms are part of a broader series, the Kaleidoscope series, which Hirst started in 2001. The butterfly patterns were inspired by an old Victoria tea tray Hirst saw which had a similar design.

The titles of the works and their reference to Old Testament psalms reflect how Hirst likes to explore themes of religion in his artwork. Hirst often addresses difficult themes and questions through his art. The artist explains,“I am absolutely not interested in tying things down”, Hirst has continued over the last decade to explore the “big issues” of “death, life, religion, beauty, science.”