Damien Hirst

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner
Private Collection, UK

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached to the backing board in places on the reverse. There are a few short tears and nicks to the vertical edges and all four corners, original to the work's execution. There is a crack to the white pigment in the third spot down from the top right hand corner with an associated tear. There is light surface dirt and a few handling creases in places throughout.
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"Trying to understand death when you know only life is impossible. It's like trying to understand black when you've only got white. Life is so rich and full and death is so empty and nothing." Damien Hirst & Robert Violette, eds., I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now, London 1997, p. 48