Damien Hirst, Circular butterfly painting, 2008 | Smashing Yellow Ball at Peace painting (estimated at £100,000- £150,000)

Sotheby’s has secured for sale the collection of Frank Dunphy, Damien Hirst’s business manager and so called (by Hirst) ‘partner in crime’. It will include 200 artworks telling the story behind the stratospheric rise of Damien Hirst. At the core of the collection are a number of his works made especially for the Dunphys.

On show from September 15th – 20th at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London. The live auction is on September 20th with the online auction running concurrently from September 11th – 21st.
www.sothebys.com