ID 1044998
Lot 24 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 000 – 2 500 000
I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds
signed three times, titled and dated 'Damien Hirst "I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds" D Hirst D Hirst 2006' (on the reverse)
butterflies and household gloss on canvas
84 1/8 x 210in. (213.4 x 533.4cm.)
Executed in 2006
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, London.
Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above in 2007).
Anon. sale, Christie’s London, 14 October 2010, lot 17.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Whitehead, Creating Interior Atmosphere: Mise-en-scène and Interior Design, London 2018, fig. 3.3 (installation view at Tate Modern in 2012 illustrated in colour, p. 44).
Exhibited
London, Tate Modern, Damien Hirst, 2012, p. 234 (illustrated in colour, pp. 144-145).
| Artist: | Damien Hirst (1965) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Damien Hirst (1965) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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