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David Shrigley — As the years pass you get more beautiful
David Shrigley

As the years pass you get more beautiful

2022

Created in 2022, this linocut on paper demonstrates Shrigley's mastery of printmaking techniques while maintaining his deliberately crude visual language. The title "As the years pass you get more beautiful" presents an ironic or sincere observation about aging and beauty with characteristic ambiguity. The linocut medium's bold lines and stark contrast complement the work's psychological content. The piece balances poetic sentiment with Shrigley's signature unflinching honesty about the human condition. This work exemplifies how traditional printmaking can serve contemporary conceptual art.

Medium
Linocut on paper
Dimensions

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Vanguarts — Contemporary Dialogue

April 23, 2026

Estimate: $1,600$2,000

Lot 192

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David Shrigley, As the years pass you get more beautiful, 2022

Created in 2022, this linocut on paper demonstrates Shrigley's mastery of printmaking techniques while maintaining his deliberately crude visual language. The title "As the years pass you get more beautiful" presents an ironic or sincere observation about aging and beauty with characteristic ambiguity. The linocut medium's bold lines and stark contrast complement the work's psychological content. The piece balances poetic sentiment with Shrigley's signature unflinching honesty about the human condition. This work exemplifies how traditional printmaking can serve contemporary conceptual art.

Medium
Linocut on paper
Dimensions
65 x 50 cm
Year
2022
Seen at
Vanguarts, Online (via Artsy)

Related themes

Contemporary Print, Printmaking, Bold Lines, Linocut Print, Paper Medium, Philosophical Statement, Hand Carved, Beauty Concept, Aging Theme, Typography Art

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