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Apparition
Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965) · 2008
£609,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $845,536≈ €680,731
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “butterflies and household gloss on canvas, in artist's frame”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled, stamped and dated 'Damien Hirst "Apparition" 2008 HIRST' on the reverse; further stamped 'HIRST' on the stretcher · Damien Hirst signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 232 x 323.7 x 13 cm (91 3/8 x 127 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010118)
- Date
- March 8, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 49
- Estimate
- £500,000 – £700,000 (≈ $694,200 – $971,880) (≈ €558,892 – €782,449)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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