Lot 24 · 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds
Damien Hirst · butterflies and household gloss on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,500,000–£2,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,826,766–$3,044,610
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London · 13 October 2023
- Dimensions
- 84 1⁄8 x 210in. (213.4 x 533.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3330346
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3330346 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3330346
Damien Hirst, I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds. Christie's, 13 Oct 2023, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3330346.
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Damien Hirst, I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds. Christie's, 13 Oct 2023, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3330346.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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