Damien Hirst

British, b. 1965

Cocarboxylase (from 12 Woodcut Spots), 2010

Woodcut in colors on Somerset paper
42.2 x 42.13 in. (107.2 x 107 cm.)
Frame: 44.49 x 44.09 x 1.97 in. (113 x 112 x 5 cm.)
Signed in pencil; inscribed 'PP Woodcut' in pencil on the reverse

Printer's Proof aside from edition of 48
The Paragon Press, London, pub.

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Cocarboxylase is a 2010 woodcut by Damien Hirst from the series 12 Woodcut Spots. Published by The Paragon Press, the series is comprised of fourteen prints, each composed of between one and 48 variously colored dots. Each print is named after a different pharmaceutical; Cocarboxylase is an injectable form of Vitamin B.

First exhibited in 1988, the Spot works, also known as the Pharmaceutical Paintings have become one of the art world’s most recognizable, classic images and they define the way much of our culture views contemporary and conceptual art. Initially conceived as a scientific approach to painting much like the drug companies’ scientific approach to life. As the series evolved, Hirst began to discover an intriguing link between painting, and psychological mood.

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The present work is in very good condition. This print has been framed to the specifications of the artist, as issued. Examined in the frame. Please see additional images.

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Provenance:
  • Studio of the printer
  • Joseph Fine Art, London
  • Reuben Colley Fine Art, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
  • Ships From: United Kingdom
  • Shipping Dimensions: 44.49 x 44.09 x 1.97 in. (113 x 112 x 5 cm.)
  • Frame Material: Metal
  • Framed Under: Plexi
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