Lot 313
  • 313

Damien Hirst

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Damien Hirst
  • Day by Day
  • stainless steel, glass and wood cabinet, plastic dymo tape and pills
  • 30.5 by 61 by 10.2cm.; 12 by 24 by 4in.
  • Executed in 2003, this work is number 24 from an edition of 35.

Provenance

White Cube, London

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Please note pills are not supplied with 'Day by Day' cabinets; it is the artist's intention for the owner to select pills of their own choosing to place within the cabinet. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is a light rub mark to the white frame along the bottom edge, approximately 5cm. right of the extreme left corner tip, and one halfway down the left edge. There are a number of scattered faint handling marks to the top edge, as well as a minute loss to the extreme right edge, approximately 6 cm. up from the lower right corner.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

"I can't understand why some people believe completely in medicine but not in art, without questioning either." Damien Hirst cited in: Damien Hirst, et al., I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now, London 1997, p. 24