Joel Shapiro (b. 1941) , Untitled

Sale 9278

20th C & Contemporary Art, Including Prints & Multiples

Los Angeles

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14 December 1999

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Lot 291

Joel Shapiro (b. 1941)

Untitled

Price realised

USD 23,000

Estimate

USD 20,000 - USD 30,000

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Joel Shapiro (b. 1941)
Untitled
incised with signature 'SHAPIRO' and stamped with number and date '2/3 78' (on the underside)
bronze with brown patina
overall: 6 x 21 x 13 iin. (15.6 x 54.6 x 33.7 cm.)
Executed in 1978. This work is number two from an edition of three.

Provenance

Andy Warhol, New York (acquired directly from the artist).
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

Whitney Museum of American Art, ex. cat., Joel Shapiro, New York, 1982, no. 75, p. 57 (illustration of another example).
Addison Gallery of American Art, ex. cat., Joel Shapiro: Sculpture in Clay, Plaster, Wood, Iron, and Bronze, 1971-1997, Andover, 1998, p. 31 (illustration of another example).

Lot Essay

Another example of this cast is in the permanent collection of the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California.
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Lot 291

Joel Shapiro (b. 1941)

Untitled

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