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Joel Shapiro
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Joel Shapiro
- Untitled
- bronze
- 73 by 59 by 43 in. 185.4 by 149.9 by 109.2 cm.
- Executed in 1982, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 1984
Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 1984
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Art Gallery of Ontario; La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Joel Shapiro, October 1982 - January 1984 (another example exhibited)
Sarasota, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Drawings 1981-85, October - December 1986, cat. no. 26, p. 34, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Washington, D.C., Twentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House, Exhibition III, October 1995 - March 1996 (another example exhibited)
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Art Now: Sculpture by Joel Shapiro, September - December 2004 (another example exhibited)
Sarasota, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Drawings 1981-85, October - December 1986, cat. no. 26, p. 34, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Washington, D.C., Twentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House, Exhibition III, October 1995 - March 1996 (another example exhibited)
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Art Now: Sculpture by Joel Shapiro, September - December 2004 (another example exhibited)
Literature
Hendel Teicher and Michael Brenson, Joel Shapiro: Sculpture and Drawings, New York 1998, fig. 128, p. 103, illustrated
Chris Grosso, "Modern Sculptor Angles Metal," The Middlebury Campus, 30 September 2004, p. 17
Marc Awodey, "Go Figure," Seven Days, 10-17 November 2004, p. 47A
Chris Grosso, "Modern Sculptor Angles Metal," The Middlebury Campus, 30 September 2004, p. 17
Marc Awodey, "Go Figure," Seven Days, 10-17 November 2004, p. 47A
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. Under close inspection, there is some scattered rubbing to the bronze most notably at the base of the work and several surface scratches and two pinpoint green accretions in the left sideways protruding arm of the figure. All surface inconsistencies and discoloration appear to be from the time of execution and intended by the artist.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.