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Inv. n°: CL19

Sanctitude

DEACCESSIONED FROM THE COLLECTION. Butterflies and household gloss on canvas. JSM193. Damien Hirst created the first Butterfly Kaleidoscope Paintings in 2001. In 2007 eighteen paintings belonging to this series were made. There are only 6 'pale' circular 84" butterfly grids in the series in existence.

Ø 213.4 x 6.5 cm (unframed)Ø 217 x 13 cm (framed - perspex)Ø 268.7 x 14 cm (framed - white MDF)
2007
Butterflies, household gloss on canvas

Provenance

  • From White Cube, London, April 23, 2008
  • Private collection, UK
  • Consigned back to White Cube by the above for resale
  • Acquired at White Cube Ltd, London, 2017

Publications

  • "Gallery Girls Goes... to Frieze London", Loughran Gallery, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.loughrangallery.co.uk/blog/2016/10/10/frieze-london-2016/
  • "Frieze London 2016 en images", Artistics, October 18, 2016, [On-line]. Available at: https://artistics.com/fr/en-images-frieze-london-2016

Exhibitions

  • White Cube, London, UK
  • Sights & Sounds: Art, Nature, and the Senses, Toledo Museum of Arts, Toledo, USA, July 21, 2018 — February 24, 2019
  • Innovation and Imagination, The Cummer Museum of Arts & Gardens, Jacksonville, USA, March 1, 2019 — November 30, 2023

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