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Damien Hirst (B. 1965)
Lot 278 MAPPING MODERN ART IN ITALY: HALF A CENTURY OF ART FROM AN EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

Damien Hirst (B. 1965)

Beautiful Hostile Painting

Closed17 October 2014

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GBP 140,500

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Damien Hirst (B. 1965)
Beautiful Hostile Painting
signed, titled and dated ‘”Beautiful Hostile Painting” Damien Hirst 2007’ (on the reverse); signed ‘Damien Hirst’ (on the stretcher)
household gloss on canvas
diameter: 60in. (152.5cm.)
Painted in 2007

Gagosian Gallery, London.
Cardi Gallery, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.

Specialist note

‘The format of the spin around a central point recalls the spinning of a record on a turntable, perhaps reflecting Hirst's love for popular music, having once claimed that the Beatles had a bigger influence on him than Picasso’ (M. Sawyer, ‘Artful Dodgers’, in The Oberver: Music Monthly, April 2009).