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DAMIEN HIRST: SKULL DRAWING.

Currency:GBP Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP
DAMIEN HIRST: SKULL DRAWING.
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This illustrated dedication (drawn on a page from a book) by Hirst is most likely inspired by one of the artist’s seminal works “For the Love of God.” The original sculpture was created in 2007 and consists of a platinum cast of an 18th century human skull encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds, including a pear-shaped pink diamond located in the forehead that is known as the “Skull Star” Diamond The artwork is a memento-mori, a Latin phrase for objects or scenes that are meant to remind people of their mortality, an artistic theme dating back to antiquity. In 2007, art historian Rudi Fuchs, observed: ‘The skull is out of this world, celestial almost. It proclaims victory over decay. At the same time it represents death as something infinitely more relentless. Compared to the tearful sadness of a vanitas scene, the diamond skull is glory itself.’ Skulls are a recurring theme in all of Hirst’s work.

The drawing with signature measures approx 8x6 inches.Its mounted and framed and supplied with coa.