Ancient Argos

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Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Ancient Argos
signed, titled and dated 'D. Hirst "Ancient Argos" 2008' (on the reverse), signed 'D. Hirst' (on the stretcher)
butterflies and enamel paint on canvas
60 x 30in. (152.4 x 76.2cm.)
Executed in 2008

Provenance

Damien Hirst Beautiful Inside My Head Forever sale, Sotheby's London, 16 September 2008, lot 241.
Private Collection, Berlin.
Anon sale, Christie's London, 1 July 2010, lot 130.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

'I think rather than be personal you have to find universal triggers: everyone's frightened of glass, everyone's frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies'
(D. Hirst quoted M. D'Argenzio (ed.), 'Like People, Like Flies: Damien Hirst Interviewed', The Agony and the Ecstasy: Selected Works from 1989 - 2004, exh. cat., Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples 2004, p. 136)

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