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, 23rd April 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, 18th October 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, 21st July 2018 — 24th February 2019
  • Innovation and Imagination, The Cummer Museum of Arts & Gardens, Jacksonville, USA, 1st March 2019 — 30th November 2023

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