Small Print
2023
David Shrigley's characteristically wry humor manifests in this intimate 2023 linocut, where the artist's signature line work is distilled into a mere 4.1 × 4.1 cm image area. Working on Somerset wove paper, Shrigley demonstrates his mastery of traditional printmaking techniques while maintaining the spontaneous quality that has made him one of Britain's most recognizable contemporary artists. This example, numbered 13 from an edition of 100, was acquired directly from RAW Editions and represents the artist's continued exploration of scaled-down formats that invite close, personal viewing.
- Medium
- Linocut on Somerset wove
- Dimensions
- Edition
- 13 of 100
- Signed
- Yes
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Edward Ruscha
American · b. 1937
Ruscha similarly combines typography and minimal figurative imagery with dry conceptual wit in his printmaking practice, often working in limited editions that balance spontaneity with technical precision on quality paper stocks.
Raymond Pettibon
American · b. 1957
Pettibon shares Shrigley's approach of pairing raw gestural line work with text and deadpan humor in small format works, creating prints and drawings where the handmade quality and conceptual irreverence are inseparable from the visual content.
Bob and Roberta Smith
British · b. 1963
As a fellow British contemporary artist working with typography and conceptual humor in limited edition prints, Bob and Roberta Smith produces monochrome works that share the same wry textual sensibility and accessible yet sharp conceptual framing found in this linocut.
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