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Damien Hirst — Can't Buy Me Love 買不到愛給我
Damien Hirst

Can't Buy Me Love 買不到愛給我

Damien Hirst combines real butterflies with household gloss paint on a shaped canvas to create a striking exploration of beauty, mortality, and commercialism. The juxtaposition of delicate natural forms with synthetic materials challenges conventional notions of value and aesthetics.

Medium
butterflies and household gloss on shaped canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

April 6, 2023

Estimate: $2,000,000$3,000,000

Lot 550

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Damien Hirst, Can't Buy Me Love 買不到愛給我

Damien Hirst combines real butterflies with household gloss paint on a shaped canvas to create a striking exploration of beauty, mortality, and commercialism. The juxtaposition of delicate natural forms with synthetic materials challenges conventional notions of value and aesthetics.

Medium
butterflies and household gloss on shaped canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Damien Hirst, Conceptual, Shaped Canvas, Memento Mori, Butterflies, Mixed Media, Household Materials, British Artist, Nature, Contemporary Art

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sarah Greenspan, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Brittany Laques