Orvieto
120 cms x 120 cms (47.25 ins x 47.25 ins)
Signed and editioned 23/50 and on verso dated 2007 on the gallery labels
printed in 2007
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "October 2020 Online auction" held on Thu, Oct 29, 2020.
Lot 207
Lot 207
Estimate: CAD $20,000 - $30,000
Realised: CAD $67,250
Realised: CAD $67,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Gagosian Gallery, London
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Orvieto, a large-scale dazzling print, is part of Damien Hirst’s famous series of Cathedral prints. This series of works is based on his 2006 Superstition paintings, which use butterfly wings to create shimmering patterns and meticulous compositions that evoke the stained-glass windows of Gothic cathedrals and the tesserae of Byzantine mosaics. Hirst juxtaposes the fragility and exquisite beauty of the butterfly wings to the monumentality and lavishness of religious art, creating a clever interplay of some of Hirst’s favorite themes: nature, religion, life, death and wealth. This print specifically references the Orvieto Cathedral, a large 14th century Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orvieto, which sits on a volcanic plug in the region of Umbria, in Italy. The cathedral has a large rose window, eye-catching golden mosaics and three imposing bronze doors. Much like the cathedral’s façade, the visual impact of Hirst’s Orvieto is immediate and captivating.
Gagosian Gallery, London
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal
Notes:
Orvieto, a large-scale dazzling print, is part of Damien Hirst’s famous series of Cathedral prints. This series of works is based on his 2006 Superstition paintings, which use butterfly wings to create shimmering patterns and meticulous compositions that evoke the stained-glass windows of Gothic cathedrals and the tesserae of Byzantine mosaics. Hirst juxtaposes the fragility and exquisite beauty of the butterfly wings to the monumentality and lavishness of religious art, creating a clever interplay of some of Hirst’s favorite themes: nature, religion, life, death and wealth. This print specifically references the Orvieto Cathedral, a large 14th century Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orvieto, which sits on a volcanic plug in the region of Umbria, in Italy. The cathedral has a large rose window, eye-catching golden mosaics and three imposing bronze doors. Much like the cathedral’s façade, the visual impact of Hirst’s Orvieto is immediate and captivating.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
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