
To Love, from Butterfly Etchings
"To Love, from Butterfly Etchings" is a colored etching with aquatint created by Damien Hirst in 2008, published by Other Criteria in London as part of a limited edition of 75 prints. The work exemplifies Hirst's fascination with natural forms and mortality, themes he explores through his recurring use of butterflies as both decorative and symbolic elements. Printed on wove paper with full margins and signed by the artist, this piece represents Hirst's engagement with traditional printmaking techniques to explore contemporary concepts of beauty and transience.
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- Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 2008, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75, published by Other Criteria, London, with the artist’s inkstamp, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 410 x 445mm (16 1/8 x 17 1/2in) (framed), Framed dimensions: 48 x 51cm, Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Frank Stella (1936-2024) The Whale Watch, Estimate: £500 - 700, Ilya Kabakov (1933-2023) Untitled (Olga lvovna Golts: Whose Fly Is This?), Estimate: £2,500 - 3,000, David H
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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026
March 31, 2026
Lot 33
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