in september 2008, hirst sold all the artworks of a show during one auction at sotheby's. this had never been done before by a living artist. the auction made him £111 million ($198 million), breaking the record for an auction by a single artist. it also broke hirst's own record with £10.3 million for "the golden calf", an animal with 18-carat gold horns and hooves, preserved in formaldehyde.