Damien Hirst

Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List. During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended. Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals are preserved, sometimes having been dissected, in formaldehyde. The best-known of these was The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a 14-foot tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a clear display case. He has also made "spin paintings", created on a spinning circular surface, and "spot paintings", which are rows of randomly coloured circles created by his assistants.

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Damien Hirst, 59, enjoys lunch out at Scott's in Mayfair with his fiancée Sophie Cannell, 30, and their newborn son

Damien Hirst, 58, is seen for the first time since welcoming his newborn son with fiancée Sophie Cannell, 30, as the family enjoy lunch at Scott's in Mayfair

Artist Damien Hirst, 58, welcomes 'beautiful baby boy' with girlfriend, 30, as he shares first pic

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Damien Hirst, 58, gets in the practice as he prepares to welcome his fourth child while pushing his pooch in a pram alongside his pregnant fiancée Sophie Cannell, 30

Damien Hirst, 58, and pregnant partner Sophie Cannell, 30, push their pet pooch in a pram ahead of the arrival of their first child

Damien Hirst, 58, and pregnant partner Sophie Cannell, 30, push their pet chihuahua in a pram on dinner date as they prepare for parenthood

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Damien Hirst's pregnant fiancée Sophie Cannell, 30, shows off her growing bump as she joins the artist, 58, for lunch after the couple revealed they're expecting a baby boy

Britain's richest artist Damien Hirst, 58, gives girlfriend cake in shape of their unborn child for her 30th birthday in Las Vegas

Damien Hirst, 58, pushes his pet chihuahua in a pram as he enjoys a romantic dinner date with his pregnant 'fiancée' Sophie Cannell, 30, at his favourite Mayfair restaurant

Damien Hirst, 58, and his pregnant girlfriend Sophie Cannell, 30, are seen out for the first time since revealing they are expecting a baby boy

Damien Hirst's girlfriend Sophie Cannell is pregnant! Ex ballerina, 30, confirms she is expecting a baby boy with the artist, 58

Damien Hirst, 58, cuddles his new pet chihuahua as he enjoys a romantic dinner date with his fiancée Sophie Cannell, 29, at his favourite Mayfair restaurant

Damien Hirst cuddles his adorable pet chihuahua as he enjoys lunch at his beloved Scott's restaurant

Damien Hirst carries his pet dog in a Louis Vuitton carrier as he leaves his beloved Scott's restaurant with The Hours frontman Antony Genn

Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis is just dotty for Damien Hirst's latest exhibition as artist spots him outside and invites him in for a peek

Damien Hirst, 57, enjoys a lunch date with Sophie Cannell, 28

Damien Hirst cuts a casual figure as he and girlfriend Sophie Cannell step out in tracksuits

Damien Hirst looks quirky alongside ballerina girlfriend Sophie Cannell after a romantic date night