Lot 459
  • 459

Damien Hirst

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Damien Hirst
  • Pentadecanoic Acid Ethyl Ester
  • signed, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse

  • household gloss on canvas
  • 31 by 33 in. 78.7 by 83.8 cm.

Provenance

Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is clean and shows minimal evidence of wear. There is no apparent evidence of restoration visible under UV light. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

I don't need to do it forever for it to look like forever. If it was forever I could continually repaint the same painting. The spot paintings always surprise me. There is so little there but it looks so vibrant on the wall. The spot paintings are full of life.
- Damien Hirst