Hirst said that the work was sold on 30 August 2007, for £50 million, to an anonymous consortium. Hirst claimed he had sold it for the full asking price, in cash, leaving no paper trail. The consortium that bought the piece included Hirst himself.
Who owns For the Love of God?
Damien Hirst
How much is a Damien Hirst painting worth?
The most ever paid for a Damien Hirst painting is $19,213,270 for the painting. Hirst has sold several paintings in this range including The Golden Calf (2008) for $18,556,270 and The Kingdom (2008) for $17,150,010.
What is Damien Hirst most expensive piece of art?
Lullaby Spring
How much is Damien Hirst For the Love of God worth?
In 2007, Damien Hirst made headlines with For the Love of God, a platinum cast human skull covered in 8,601 flawless diamonds. The bejeweled skull, which was bought for $100 million by an investment group that same year, is widely acknowledged to be the most expensive contemporary artwork ever made.
How is Damien Hirst For the Love of God a memento mori?
It represents the artist's continued interest in mortality and notions of value. Alluding to the iconography of the skull in art as a memento mori a reminder of the fragility of life the work can be viewed alternatively as a glorious, devotional, defiant or provocative gesture in the face of death itself.11 Apr 2012
Why is For the Love of God controversial?
The artwork is made from a platinum cast of an 18th-century human skull that was then encrusted with 8,601 diamonds. The Love of God is highly controversial because its author used a human skull, a symbol of death and decay, and juxtaposed it with diamonds, which represent wealth and success.17 Jun 2021
How much is Damien Hirst shark?
In 2005, artist Damien Hirst's dead shark reportedly sold for $12 million. Meanwhile, a small business owner named Eddie Saunders had a dead shark hanging in his electrical shop for years.20 Mar 2019
How much did Damien Hirst diamond skull sell?
Turns Out the Diamond Skull That Damien Hirst and White Cube Said They Sold for $100 Million in 2007 Still Belongs to Them. The work appears to have been inside a storage facility in London for 15 years.6 days ago