Lot Essay
This drawing is a preparatory sketch for a key sculpture from the series The Acquired Inability to Escape, Divided, 1993, marking Hirst's first explorations with splitting his sculpures in two.
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Study for: The acquired inability to escape divided
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Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Study for: The acquired inability to escape divided
signed and dated 'Aug 93 Damien Hirst' (lower right), titled 'The acquired inability to escape divided' (lower left)
pencil on paper
23 1/8 x 33in. (58.8 x 83.9cm.)
Executed in August 1993
Study for: The acquired inability to escape divided
signed and dated 'Aug 93 Damien Hirst' (lower right), titled 'The acquired inability to escape divided' (lower left)
pencil on paper
23 1/8 x 33in. (58.8 x 83.9cm.)
Executed in August 1993
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner.
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