Lot #1802: DAMIEN HIRST - Kate Moss: Transparency - Color offset lithograph with embossing

 

Artist: Damien Hirst (English, b.1965).
Title: "Kate Moss: Transparency".
Medium: Color offset lithograph with embossing.
Date: Composed 2009.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 8 7/8 in. (305 x 225 mm). Image size: 12 x 8 7/8 in. (305 x 225 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Medium weight white gloss paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Good condition. Provenance: Private collection, Leeds, England. Comment(s): The cover of 'Tar' magazine's spring/summer 2009 issue (#2); Hirst's iconic rendition of the Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photograph of super-model Kate Moss, dissected, with her skin pulled back to expose the muscle tissue along one side of her face. The image was then used on the cover of the limited edition (666 copies) 12" record 'Use Money Cheat Death', released on July 25, 2009 on the White Cube label. Image copyright © Damien Hirst. [26310-2-400]