Damien Hirst: Portraits of Frank: The Wolseley Drawings

Breakfast at The Wolseley gave Damien and I the perfect opportunity to discuss the business of the day, remembers Frank Dunphy, Damien Hirst’s business manager, the bow-tied super-ego to Mr. Hirst’s id, as The Wall Street Journal has described him. Always on time, Damien would first hold out his hand for a pen or pencil and would then begin sketching on the back of his placemat. Portraits of Frankis published to coincide with Dunphy’s retirement after almost 15 years with the artist. Seen here for the first time, Hirst’s portraits were sketched during the pair’s regular breakfast meetings at the famous Wolseley restaurant in London between 2004 and 2010. They provide a touching illustration of Frank and Damien’s collaborative relationship as it unfolded over the course of some of the most extraordinary years of the artist’s career.