Lot 6
  • 6

DAMIEN HIRST | i) God the Father, God the Son (for Frank)ii) Two Similar Swimming Forms in Static Motion (Falling Apart and Getting Together)iii) Claude Money's water lillies iv) Untitled (No. 2)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Damien Hirst
  • i) God the Father, God the Son (for Frank)ii) Two Similar Swimming Forms in Static Motion (Falling Apart and Getting Together)iii) Claude Money's water lillies iv) Untitled (No. 2)
  • i) signed, titled, dated 24.6.03 and variously inscribedii) signed, titled and dated 30.07.07 iii) signed, titled, dated, 13.09.07 and variously inscribediv) signed, titled and variously inscribed 
  • i) pencil on paperii) pen on paperiii) pencil on paperiv) ink on paper
  • i) 84.5 by 78.6 cm. 33 1/4 by 31 in. ii) 7.5 by 12.6 cm. 3 by 5 in.
  • iii) 29.7 by 21 cm. 11 3/4 by 8 1/4 in. iv) 5.2 by 8.4 cm. 2 by 3 1/4 in.
  • iv) Executed in 1998.

Provenance

each: A gift from the artist to the present owners

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the paper tone is lighter and brighter in the original. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. i) The sheets are hinged verso to the backing board in numerous places and undulate slightly. The horizontal edges of the top two sheets are perforated and the outside vertical edges of the bottom two sheets are perforated. There is some slight tape reside from the masking tape that joins the sheets verso, visible on the joins recto. Extremely close inspection reveals a tiny dog ear to the extreme bottom left hand corner tip of the top left sheet of paper and some light creasing in isolated places. ii) The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board in numerous places and undulates slightly. Extremely close inspection reveals a tiny nick to the right of the extreme bottom edge. iii) The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board along the top edge. Very close inspection reveals some light creasing in places to the sheet. iv) The sheet is attached verso to backing board in numerous places. There is some slight lifting to the bottom edge of the sheet.
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