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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,236–$22,854
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 5 July 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (28 x 25 x 3.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3345939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Damien Hirst, Happy. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345939.
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Damien Hirst, Happy. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345939.
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From the same sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibes | EKENE STANLEY EMECHETA (B. 1994) | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| Digesting, Creating, Becoming | ANNE SPEIER (B. 1977) | £1,000–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Your Daughter's Daughter' (or 'Carlos') | France-lise Mcgurn | £15,000–£20,000 | upcoming |
| Activist | Sarah Ball | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Winston Branch | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Chris Ofili | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Hirst | Loyalty, from The Virtues (H9-7) | $22,507 | Phillips, Jan 2026 | |
| Damien Hirst | Politeness, from The Virtues (H9-4) | Phillips, Jan 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Mercy, from The Virtues (H9-3) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Where the Land Meets the Sea (H13-1, H13-2, H13-3, H13-4) | Sotheby's, Aug 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Valium | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Uriel, from The Archangels (H15-2) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Make Believe 1987 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | St. Paul, from Cathedral | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.