- 25
Damien Hirst
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Damien Hirst
- Beautiful Ejaculating in Underpants (with wee wee stains)
- signed twice, titled and dated 1998 on the reverse
- household gloss on canvas
- diameter: 212.5cm.; 83⅝in.
Provenance
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 14 May 2002, Lot 66
Gagosian Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the light blue is more saturated.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is a very thin and stable circular crack to the centre of the top edge. No restoration is visible under ultraviolet light.
"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."
"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
"...Amazing, spinning, cyclone, good-in-bed, hello space-boy, red, clockwise-anti-clockwise, motor, rotating, shifting gear in yellows and blue, shattered, mellow, exploding, paint-filled balloons, intense, violently gorgeous... fill your heart with joy paintings."
Damien Hirst and Robert Violette, Eds., I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now, London 1997, pp. 262-263