Founded in 1984 Prize J. M. W. Turner is among the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary art. It's no joke - it supports the most famous British gallery Tate Britain. The prize is awarded annually; claim it can only British artists under 50 years. Holders of "Turner" storm not only museums but also the art market: in the example is a stunning success of 1995 winner Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst).

More than half of the awardees have updated their auction records in 2008, when the contemporary art market experienced unprecedented price growth. Their work is actively supporting the new generation of collectors - the main engine of the speculative boom, thanks to which contemporary art for three years, increased in price by 50 percent. Popularity winners "Turner" increased after the first major "retrospective premiums", which opened in London on October 2, 2007.

So, a dozen of the most significant auction records Turner Prize winners is as follows:

1. Damien Hirst (1965) - Sleepy Spring, 2002. Sotheby's, London, June 21, 2007. 17,1 million dollars. Turner Prize: 1995

Until 1995, the most expensive work of Hirst cost 2,6 thousand dollars. And now the artist can boast of 96 million results.

«Sleepy spring" for some time now the first line in the list of most expensive products in the segment "Modern Art", until she took off from there Sculpture Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons).

2. Antony Gormley (Antony Gormley, 1950) - Angel of the North, 1997. Sotheby's, London, July 1, 2008. $ 4 million. Turner Prize: 1994

Prestige creativity Gormley among British buyers has increased significantly after the artist began in 1997, an officer of the Order of the British Empire.

However, from the "Angel of the North" did not expect spectacular success: a preliminary assessment of the work amounted to 600-800 thousand pounds.

3. Anish Kapoor (Anish Kapoor, 1954) - Untitled, 2003. Sotheby's, London, July 1, 2008. 3,4 million dollars. Turner Prize: 1991

On account of Indian origin artist Anish Kapoor - twelve seven-digit auction results.

4. Gilbert and George (Gilbert & George, 1942/43) - Her Majesty, 1973. Christie's, June 30, 2008. 3,3 million dollars. Turner Prize: 1986

work "Her Majesty" belongs record price in the segment "Photos» .

5. Chris Ofili (Chris Ofili, 1968) - Orgena, 1998. Christie's, London, June 30, 2010. 2,5 million dollars. Turner Prize: 1998

Chris Ofili - the only ternerovsky laureate, whose record has been updated after the end of the boom in contemporary art. This must be due to the fact that the Tate Gallery mounted a major exhibition designed by the artist (January 27 - May 16, 2010). This year two million threshold is crossed it works. It is noteworthy that both works are dated the same year when Ofili received "Turner", - 1998-m. Lucky was the year, really!

6. Malcolm Morley (Malcolm Morley, 1931) - Christopher Columbus, 1965. Sotheby's, London, February 27, 2008. 847 thousand dollars. Turner Prize: 1984

In 2008, the price index Morley added 163 per cent.

Seven years earlier, "Christopher Columbus" is not found a buyer with estimeytom 400 thousand dollars.

7. Uaytred Rachel (Rachel Whiteread, 1963) - Untitled, 2002. Sotheby's, London, July 1, 2008. 757,500 dollars. Turner Prize: 1993

Rachel Uaytred, as well as Damien Hirst, Chris Ofili and Keith Tyson, refers to a movement called "Young British Artists". His outstanding success, these authors owe much to the Turner Prize.

8. Howard Hodgkin (Howard Hodgkin, 1932) - House, 2005-2007. Sotheby's, New York, February 14, 2008. 720 thousand dollars. Turner Prize: 1985

Seven years after receiving awards in 1992, Hodgkin became a knight of the Order of the British Empire.

In 2006, the year in the Tate Gallery held a retrospective of his.

9. Keith Tyson (Keith Tyson, 1969) - The natural pattern (red), 2006. Sotheby's, New York, February 14, 2008. 400 thousand dollars. Turner Prize: 2002

piece Tyson stepped over the 100-thousand mark in 2006. Since then, the six-digit results were achieved by seven of his works.

10. Tony Cragg (Tony Cragg, 1949) - Bent of Mind, 2003. Sotheby's, New York, November 12, 2009. 210 thousand dollars. Turner Prize: 1988

In 1988, Tony Cragg was honored to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale.

It also happens that laureate seeks recognition in the art world, but its auction price is not reflected. Example - Steve McQueen (Steve McQueen), received the award in 1999. The most expensive of his photos go at auction for a sum not exceeding 4,000 dollars. However, his film "Hunger" has received the 2008 prize at the Cannes Film Festival. In addition, the artist was the official representative of the country at the Venice Biennale - 2009.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

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