Skull of the Hurst can go under the hammer
ARTinvestment.RU   23 октября 2008

If, within eight years of work of British artist finds a buyer, it will be sold at auction. Give it less than 100 million pounds of the owners are not going to

As you know, «skull Hirst has bought himself Hurst» . Last year, the creation of «For the love of God», people in the «diamond skull», was sold to White Cube gallery for 50 million pounds (at the then exchange rate of $ 100 million). The work group of investors bought, including the artist himself. Last month, Damien Hurst gave a long interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, which stated that investors got 2 /3 the cost of the skull, and he himself - 1 /3. Under the agreement, if for eight years, no one wants to buy the product in private, it will go under the hammer.

Recently, the artist manager Frank Danfi (Frank Dunphy) said in an interview with the magazine Time, he was one of the investors who agreed to «invest» in the skull. In addition, the purchase and attended the London dealer Hirst, head of White Cube Jay Joplin (Jay Jopling). Danfi said that whoever wants to buy a skull now, will not have to pay 50 million pounds, as much as 100.

Of course, if the skull does is put up for auction, reasonably assume that it will be taken Sotheby's, in fact, this auction house and Demiena Hirst associated relations. This September, Sotheby's arranged personal trading Hirst entitled Beautiful Inside My Head Forever , which have proved extremely successful: of the 223 new works are presented in a solo auction, buyers do not find all five . According to experts, the auction Hirst is a «apotheosis» boom in contemporary art.

In anticipation of a buyer diamond skull is sadly not going to stand on a shelf. This fall, he went on a tour of the world's major museums. Since November 1, the skull can be seen in Amsterdam Rijkmuseum . The tour will be subject to the benefit: the more exhibitions - so attractive to look at your auction catalog, where the skull, is possible, will over the next few years.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru