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Artists›David Shrigley

David Shrigley

1968

WA-00003278

Macclesfield, UK

PaintingContemporarySurrealism

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

161

Assets Indexed

Authority-backed Facts

Publications Referenced

80%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ278183

MoMA

Field Verification (7 fields)

4 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated+1· 88%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (4)

Anton-Kernhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/david-shrigley
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Theholehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/david-shrigley
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Phillips-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/david-shrigley
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/19862
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (94)

Untitled (Exhibition) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Graveyard) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Meaninglessness) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Skull) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Ideas) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Spoon) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Death) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 29 15/16 x 42 7/16" (76 x 107.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Hands writing) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Dshrig) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Four tents) from an untitled portfolio

2008 · One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet: 42 7/16 x 29 15/16" (107.8 x 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2008 · Portfolio of ten woodcuts

composition and sheet (orientation varies, each): 42 7/16 × 29 15/16" (107.8 × 76 cm) or 29 15/16 × 42 7/16" (76 × 107.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stop It

2007 · Acrylic paint on metal

object: 1423 x 900 x 950 mm

Tate

Light Switch

2007 · Video, projection, black and white and sound (stereo)

duration: 1min, 29sec

Tate

Ding-Dong

2006 · 7-inch vinyl record

cover: 7 1/4 × 7 1/4" (18.4 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Fish, frogs, men) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Man) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Bbb...) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Box shaped man) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 20 3/4 x 12 1/2" (52.7 x 31.8 cm); sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Refrigerator) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of 22 woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Hand) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 17 x 10 9/16" (43.2 x 26.8 cm); sheet: 23 1/2 x 15 5/8" (59.7 x 39.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (SH) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Lines and head) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 5/8 x 15 11/16" (60 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Severed head) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 17 15/16 x 15 3/8" (45.5 x 39 cm); sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Zzz...) from an untitled portfolio

2005 · One from a portfolio of twenty-two woodcuts

composition and sheet: 23 9/16 x 15 11/16" (59.8 x 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

94 published of 150 catalogued · 112 with image

MoMA
56 publishedof 112 catalogued74 img
Art Institute Chicago
21 published21 img
Tate
16 published16 img
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Light Switch
2007 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
2003 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1998 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Stop It
2007 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1998 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1996 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

10 assets

Artsy

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Relationships

Movements2

Contemporary Surrealism

Collections8

Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate Christie's Artsy Wright

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

Glasgow School of Art

Visual Arts

De Montfort University

Visual Arts

Beauchamp College

Visual Arts

Market

Auction History

Range: $250 – $4,500

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Wright	May 2026	$4,000 – $6,000	$2,800
Untitled	Artsy	May 2026	£1,400 – £1,800	£1,400
Untitled	Freeman's\|Hindman	Sep 2025	$4,000 – $6,000	$4,500
Untitled	Phillips	Sep 2025	£2,000 – £3,000	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Jul 2025	£800 – £1,200	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2025	$1,500 – $3,000	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2025	$250 – $500	$250
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2025	$1,000 – $1,500	$1,000
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2025	£700 – £900	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2025	£200 – £300	Unsold

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