Damien Hirst
Lepidine
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 76
Damien Hirst
Lepidine
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signed, numbered 83/150 in pencil and embossed with the Other Criteria chopmark in the margin
Notes
Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England, and raised in Leeds. He is a prominent contemporary artist known for his provocative works that challenge the boundaries of art and life. He studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College in London from 1986 to 1989 and became a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement. Hirst gained fame in the 1990s with his striking pieces, such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), featuring a preserved shark in formaldehyde.
Hirst is also known for his Spot Paintings, a series of colourful, abstract works characterised by rows of vibrant, uniform dots, and his Butterfly Paintings, which incorporate real butterflies. His art explores themes of mortality, beauty, and the commodification of art, utilising diverse mediums like painting, sculpture, and installation. Hirst’s works, which have sparked debate and admiration alike, are in major collections such as the British Museum in London, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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