Lot Essay
"I really like making them. And I really like the machine, and I really like the movement. Every time they're finished, I'm desperate to do another one." —Damien Hirst
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The Clive Davis Collection
DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965)
Beautiful Ain't That a Kick in the Head Painting
Details
DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965)
Beautiful Ain't That a Kick in the Head Painting
signed, titled and dated '"Beautiful Ain't That a Kick in the Head Painting" Damien Hirst 2008' (on the reverse); signed again 'D Hirst' (on the stretcher)
household gloss on canvas
diameter: 72 in. (183 cm.)
Executed in 2008.
Beautiful Ain't That a Kick in the Head Painting
signed, titled and dated '"Beautiful Ain't That a Kick in the Head Painting" Damien Hirst 2008' (on the reverse); signed again 'D Hirst' (on the stretcher)
household gloss on canvas
diameter: 72 in. (183 cm.)
Executed in 2008.
Provenance
White Cube, London
Private collection
Anon. sale; Phillips, New York, 16 May 2014, lot 162
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner
Private collection
Anon. sale; Phillips, New York, 16 May 2014, lot 162
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner
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