Sir Peter Blake named in top 10 of Britains most influential artists

Interesting article in the independent last week about a survey of 1000 British painters and sculptors across the coubtry, asking them to name the British artists who have most influenced them. Sir Peter Blake features in the top 10, once again demonstrating that he is an artist's artist.

David Hockney topped the list with Turner coming in second. 20th century masters featured heavily; with Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Stanley Spencer also featuring in the top 10. Of contemporary artists Blake, Banky and Grayson Perry have been singles out by their peers as inspirational. Jack Vettriano (find limited edition prints by him here) also features in the list; it's great to see a self-taught artist who has been looked down on by the art establishment.Interestingly the Young British Artists (Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn et al) failed to feature on the list.

The poll was undertaken by a thousand artists between 20 and 65, including recent art school graduates and established artists. It is a pretty balanced list spanning artists over four centuries. Though I am sure that in five or ten years time the results of the poll might be completely different, it is interesting to see which artists other artists really admire.

Top 10 most influential British artists, according to a poll pf 1000 British painters and sculptors:

1. David Hockney

2. JMW Turner

3. Grayson Perry

4. Francis Bacon

5. Jack Vettriano

6. Lucian Freud

7. Thomas Gainsborough

8. Sir Peter Blake

9. Banksy

10. Stanley Spencer

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