White Cube, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is in very good condition overall. There is light wear and handling around the edges of the canvas. There are a few small abrasions near the center left edge. All other surface inconsistencies appear to be inherent to the work and to the artist's working method. Framed in a Plexiglas box.
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"I've just made a series with all these pieces about Midas - all these gold paintings, gold and diamonds, and gold works, and it's definitely about feeling a bit like King Midas, like everything he touches turns to gold. And there are bad aspects of what can happen with that as well... Gold's the thing when you open the briefcase in the movie, it shines on you and sucks you in. Gimme, gimme, gimme. It brings out the worst in you as well as the best, and I love that Midas can't eat his food, 'cause if he touches it, it turns to gold. Dies of starvation, doesn't he, Midas? Everything he puts in his mouth is just cold and metal."- Damien Hirst