Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain

Details

Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain
glass, painted stainless steel, silicone, arrows, crossbow bolts, stainless steel cable and clamps, stainless steel carabiner, bullock and formaldehyde solution
126 5/8 x 61 3/8 x 61 3/8in. (321.6 x 155.8 x 155.8cm.)
Executed in 2007

Provenance

White Cube.
Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2007.

Exhibited

London, White Cube, Beyond Belief, 2007, pp. 162 and 186 (illustrated in colour, pp. 163 and 186; detail illustrated in colour, p. 165).
Dallas, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Damien Hirst, 2007.
Denver, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Damien Hirst, 2008.

Special notice

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Further details

This work is accompanied by the artist’s study drawing:
Damien Hirst (B. 1965)
Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain Drawing
pencil on paper
47 x 35 ½in. (119.4 x 90.2cm.)
Executed in 2006