Tyloxapol
Tyloxapol
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£11,000-£17,000Value
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Medium: Woodcut
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2010
Size: H 93cm x W 121cm
Edition size: 48
Signed: Yes
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Damien Hirst's Tyloxapol (signed), a woodcut from 2010, is estimated to be worth £11,000 to £17,000. This artwork has been sold at auction seven times since its initial sale in April 2013. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £11,141 in October 2021 to £17,858 in January 2023, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of 6%. In the last 12 months, the artwork has sold once, achieving a sale price of £17,858. The edition size of Tyloxapol is limited to 48.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Tyloxapol - Signed Print | |||
| December 2017 | Christie's New York - United States | Tyloxapol - Signed Print | |||
| October 2016 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Tyloxapol - Signed Print | |||
| October 2016 | Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited - Hong Kong | Tyloxapol - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Tyloxapol is a woodcut print from Damien Hirst’s 12 Woodcut Spots series from 2010. The print shows three rows of four spots that are identical in size and shape, each depicting a unique colour. Across the artist’s vast oeuvre every spot painting represents a unique combination of colours. The 12 Woodcut Spots series is an exploration of colour and form that is distinctly Hirstian.
The cold repetition and sterile aesthetic of the 12 Woodcut Spots series is reminiscent of Hirst’s early pill cabinet works such as The Void from 2000. Both works evoke a sense of endless sameness and directly allude to the realms of medicine and science. Indeed, the chemical name of each print in this series evokes a nondescript powder or pill that is abstract in its scientific mode.
In its depiction of many spots, methodically arranged, this print appears like a packet of medical pills, further exacerbated by the print’s title. Tyloxapol is formulaic and crisp in form, evoking a lack of human or artistic touch. Indeed, for many of the spot paintings throughout his career, Hirst employed assistants to produce them. This was part of the artist’s aims towards creating works that appear to have been produced mechanically, despite the way in which these prints and paintings are painstaking and laborious to produce.
