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New Beginnings 6 - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2011 - MyArtBroker

New Beginnings 6
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

£6,500-£10,000 VALUE (EST.)

$12,000-$19,000 VALUE (EST.)

$11,000-$17,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥60,000-¥90,000 VALUE (EST.)

7,500-11,500 VALUE (EST.)

$60,000-$100,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥1,130,000-¥1,740,000 VALUE (EST.)

$8,000-$12,500 VALUE (EST.)

18% AAGR (5YR)

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

Block print, 2011
Signed Print Edition of 55
H 66cm x W 49cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2019Phillips London - United KingdomNew Beginnings 6 - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Hirst’s New Beginnings series is reminiscent of his 1991 In And Out Of Love (Butterfly Paintings And Ashtrays) installation that fixed the bodies of dead butterflies into monochrome gloss paint, surrounded by overflowing ashtrays. The choice of household gloss was intended to ‘look like an accident of paint with butterflies stuck on it,’ according to the artist. This effect is reflected in New Beginnings 6 that contrasts the highly realistic image of the butterfly against the solid red backdrop.

Speaking to the artist’s preoccupation with the concept that art mirrors life, his use of the butterfly motif has remained prominent throughout his career. Not only is each butterfly born with a unique pattern that mimics the individuality that frames much of human life, but the butterfly for Hirst symbolises growth, change, life and death. The butterfly motif appears both in printed editions as well as in installations where visitors are situated in a room of live butterflies.

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