Name: Revolution
Brand: Damien Hirst
Rating: 5 (231 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Damien Hirst's Revolution (signed), an etching from 2002, is estimated to be worth between £1,750 and £2,650. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 19th July 2023. Over the past five years, the hammer price has remained stable, providing an average annual return to the seller of £1,390. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 68.

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July 2023

Leonard Joel, Melbourne

Australia

Meaning & Analysis

Revolution is a signed etching from Damien Hirst’s second volume of The Action Of The World Upon Things from 2002. The print shows many concentric circles depicted in very thin, scratchy lines and the colours green, red, blue and yellow. Conveying a sense of movement and dynamism, the print appears as though it is spinning.

The Action Of The World Upon Things is a series that is directly influenced by Hirst’s famous Spin Paintings that originated in 1993. These early works were created with a rotating machine, onto which a canvas was attached, and the artist poured household gloss paint onto. This 2002 series was produced with copper plates attached to the same spin machine with the spiral lines drawn with needles, screwdrivers, and other sharp tools as they spun

Notable to this series of prints is that Hirst writes on the plates, inscribing them with titles, dates and his signature. The writing appears child-like and misshapen due to the fact that Hirst inscribed the letters onto the copperplate backwards, so that when printed they can be read from left to right. Many of the titles in the series, including Revolution, make reference to rotation or circular shapes in various forms.