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Ammonium Sulfamate
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Ammonium Sulfamate is a 2012 woodcut spot from Manifold Editions in an edition of 55, with a 6 x 6 inch sheet size. A two-inch spot executed as a hand-cut woodcut, it shares its compact square format with other small entries in Hirst's woodcut spot series and takes its title from a chemical compound.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 55. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
At 6 x 6 inches, Ammonium Sulfamate distils the spot to its essentials: a single circle of pure colour in a tight square field. The woodcut process gives the print a tactile grain, and the edition of 55 makes it a scarce, fully hand-editioned work rather than a large open-run screenprint.
Collector Perspective
The small square format makes this an easy-to-place, entry-scale example of Hirst's spots in the woodcut medium. It slots naturally alongside Nifedipine and other 6 x 6 inch prints for collectors assembling a matched grouping. Confirm front signature and verso numbering, and prioritise a bright sheet with clean, unhandled corners.
Historical Context
The title continues Hirst's convention of naming spots after chemical and pharmacological compounds, keeping the vivid colour field tethered to his themes of science, medicine and decay. Manifold Editions' woodcut spots translate a motif from Hirst's collaborative paintings into the slower, relief-based tradition of woodblock printing.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print or object
- Release date
- 2012
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Woodcut; catalog dimensions 6 x 6 inches; 2-inch woodcut spot.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 55.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Damien Hirst's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2012 and attributes the edition to Manifold Editions.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Manifold Editions. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Damien Hirst — official site — Damien Hirst studio (Science Ltd.) · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Damien Hirst — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Damien Hirst (Q294326) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What are the dimensions?
It is a two-inch woodcut spot on a 6 x 6 inch square sheet.
How many were produced?
It was published by Manifold Editions in an edition of 55 in 2012.
What does the title reference?
It is named after a chemical compound, in keeping with Hirst's practice of titling spots after pharmacological and chemical substances.
Does it pair with other prints?
Its 6 x 6 inch format matches other small woodcut spots such as Nifedipine, making it well suited to a matched grouping.
