butterfly made of multicolored feathers on a white background
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

306 - Contemporary Art Hirst, Damien Butterfly Spin Painting.
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Estimate €1,300 - €1,500
Description
Contemporary Art Hirst, Damien Butterfly Spin Painting. 2009. Acrylic on stiff, butterfly-shaped cut-out vellum. 69 x 54 cm. Signed in ink on the reverse, with a stamped dedication and the artist’s blind stamp. Overall in very good condition. A unique piece from a series, created in the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to mark the opening of the ‘Requiem’ exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv in 2009. – This Spin Painting stems from the context of Hirst’s best-known series of works, the Spin Paintings: Liquid paint is applied to a rotating surface, creating the characteristic jets of colour that merge with the butterfly motif – iconic in the artist’s oeuvre – to evoke an image of transformation, fragility and vital energy. Acrylic on sturdy, butterfly-shaped cut-out vellum. Signed on the reverse, with a stamped dedication and the artist’s blind stamp. In very good condition overall. - A unique piece from a series created at the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to mark the opening of the ‘Requiem’ exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv in 2009. - This Spin Painting stems from the context of Hirst’s best-known series of works, the Spin Paintings: liquid paint is applied to a rotating surface, creating the characteristic jets of colour that merge with the butterfly motif—iconic in the artist’s oeuvre—thus evoking an image of transformation, fragility and vital energy.
See original version (German)
About the sale Modern and Contemporary Art
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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