Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst, For Heaven's Sake, 2008. Platinum, pink and white diamonds, 85 x 85 x 100 mm. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates. © Damien Hirst and Hirst Holdings Ltd, DACS 2011. HONG KONG.- To inaugurate the Hong Kong exhibition space, Gagosian Gallery will present Forgotten Promises, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Damien Hirst opening on 18 January 2011. In recent years, Hirst has developed his familiar iconography the skull, the diamond and the butterfly to explore fundamental ideas about existence. His work... [Lire la suite]

Damien Hirst's Diamond skull. EPA/WHITE CUBE. FLORENCE.- The diamond encrusted skull, For the Love of God, by British artist Damien Hirst, which gained iconic status following its first exhibition in 2007, is on display at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence from 26 November 2010 to 1 May 2011. Promoted by the Comune di Firenze, Assessorato alla Cultura e alla Contemporaneità and the Musei Civici Fiorentini, the event was conceived by Memoria srl, is curated by Francesco Bonami and is being produced and organised by Arthemisia Group.... [Lire la suite]

Damien Hirst, Dead (Gunmetal Lime Green Skull), 2009. photo Philips de Pury & Co Foil block print in colors, on smooth wove paper, with full margins, I. 16 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (41.3 x 29.5 cm); S. 28 3/4 x 20 1/8 in. (73 x 51.1 cm)  signed and numbered 9/15 in pencil, published by Paul Stolper and Other Criteria, London, a very soft crease at upper right, otherwise in very good condition, unframed. ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000 Philips de Pury & Co. Editions. 21 November 2010. New York www.phillipsdepury.com

Damien Hirst, Victory over Death, 2008. photo Philips de Pury & Co Etching in colors, on Velin Arches paper, with full margins, I. 36 7/8 x 33 3/4 in. (93.7 x 85.7 cm); S. 47 x 42 1/2 in. (119.4 x 108 cm)  signed on the front and numbered 45/58 on the reverse in pencil, published by Paragon Press, London, in excellent condition, unframed. ESTIMATE $15,000-25,000 Philips de Pury & Co. Editions. 21 November 2010. New York www.phillipsdepury.com

Damien Hirst, Untitled, 2004. photo courtesy Philips de Pury & Co. Ink on paper. 10 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. (26.7 x 36.5 cm).  Signed "Damien" lower left and "Hirst" lower right; also numbered “DHP 4328” on the reverse. ESTIMATE $5,000-7,000 PROVENANCE Private Collection Philips de Pury & Co. Carte Blanche à Philippe Segalot. 8 November 2010. 450 Park Avenue New York. www.phillipsdepury.com

Damien Hirst, The Souls I ‐ Westminster Blue/Oriental Gold/Topaz, 3 colour foil block on 300gsm Arches 88, archival paper. 72 x 51cm. Edition of 15. Signed and numbered, 2010, £ 3,000 + vat unframed. Photo: Other Criteria and Paul Stolper. LONDON.- Paul Stolper and Other Criteria present the launch of ‘The Souls’ by Damien Hirst. For this landmark project, Hirst has intensified his career‐long fascination with the beauty, fragility and symbolism of butterflies to create a spectacular and multi‐allusive evocation of mortality.... [Lire la suite]

Marc Dreier. photo Associated Press NEW YORK (ETATS-UNIS) – La maison de ventes Phillips de Pury & Company va organiser la vente d’une partie de la collection d’art moderne et contemporain du cabinet juridique de Marc Dreier. Celui-ci purge une peine de 20 ans de prison aux USA pour escroquerie financière. 81 œuvres de la collection d’art moderne et contemporain du cabinet Marc Dreier incluant deux œuvres de Matisse, cinq d’Andy Warhol et deux de Damien Hirst, sont mises aux enchères le 21 novembre 2010 à New York par... [Lire la suite]

John Currin's "Shakespeare Actress" is among the works from the Lehman Brothers collection to be auctioned on Sept. 25. photo Sotheby's NEW YORK (ETATS-UNIS) [07.06.10] – Lehman Brothers, la banque d’investissement qui a fait faillite en septembre 2008 envisage de vendre une majeure partie de sa collection d’art moderne chez Sotheby’s en septembre 2010. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., la banque d’investissement en faillite depuis 2008 et la société Neuberger Bernam, qui l’a racheté depuis, ont demandé à un juge de... [Lire la suite]

Damien Hirst (né en 1965), THE HOURS SPIN SKULL Sculpture en acrylique, cadrans de montres sur résine; titré au dos The hours, 21 x 16 x 11 cm (8,19 x 6,24 x 4,29 in.) - Estimation : 5 000 / 6 000 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris. Vente du Mardi 1er juin 2010. Hôtel Dassault - 7 Rond Point des Champs-Elysées - 75008 - Paris. Pour toute information complémentaire, veuillez contacter Sophie Cariguel au +33 1 42 99 20 04

Damien Hirst, Happy Head, 2007. photo Philips de Pury & Co Gloss household paint on resin skull with metal hardware. 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 13.7 x 21 cm).  Signed “Damien Hirst” on the reverse. This work is from a series of 20 unique works. ESTIMATE $50,000-70,000 PROVENANCE Other Criteria, London EXHIBITED  Other Criteria, London Philips de Pury & Co. Contemporary Part II. 14 may 2010. www.phillipsdepury.com