Lot 208 · Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples
Four Posters (People Expect So Much From Me, Life Is Very Good, I Did Not Ask to Be a Bird, Truth) - 2016-2021
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $485–$727
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples, Live Online | Edinburgh · 10 August 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2365528
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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David Shrigley, FOUR POSTERS (PEOPLE EXPECT SO MUCH FROM ME, LIFE IS VERY GOOD, I DID NOT ASK TO BE A BIRD, TRUTH) - 2016-2021. Lyon & Turnbull, 10 Aug 2022, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2365528.
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David Shrigley, FOUR POSTERS (PEOPLE EXPECT SO MUCH FROM ME, LIFE IS VERY GOOD, I DID NOT ASK TO BE A BIRD, TRUTH) - 2016-2021. Lyon & Turnbull, 10 Aug 2022, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2365528.
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From the same sale Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples · Aug 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Lane I, 2009 | John Byrne | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A Flight Past the Towers | DAVID EVANS R.S.A., R.S.W., A.R.C.A (SCOTTISH 1942-2020) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Boblovsky Blues, 2005 | Alexander Gardner | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Figure with Doll | John Byrne | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Self Portrait, Drawing, 2007 | John Byrne | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Feegie | John Byrne | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| David Shrigley | Please Remove Your Brain From My Jar, from The Black & White | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| David Shrigley | 32 Tooths - 2022 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2024 | ||
| David Shrigley | Animals & Existentialism (Set of 4) - 2022 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2023 | ||
| David Shrigley | Everything Is Good (Don't Panic) Poster - 2010 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Colour Posters (I Am Happy; If You Need Me; Gap in the Cloud | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.