David Shrigley
Untitled (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother)
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 73
David Shrigley
Untitled (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother)
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About this Item
dated and inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on a Stephen Friedman Gallery label adhered to the reverse
Provenance
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.
The Linda Givon Collection.
Notes
David Shrigley is a British artist best known for his distinctive style marked by playful, absurdist drawings, sculptures, and animations. He studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art. After graduating, he began publishing books of doodle-like drawings as well as producing photographs, sculptures and public interventions.
Shrigley’s artwork often explores themes of life, death, and the mundane, using humour to provoke existential reflection. His distinctive style and sharp commentary on modern life invite viewers to reconsider everyday experiences and the complexities of human emotion.
The artist has exhibited widely, with works held in prominent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Tate in London. In 2016, his sculpture Really Good (2016) was unveiled on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square, London. His collaborations, such as a unique eyewear collection with Cubitts, further showcase his creativity. Shrigley was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2020.
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