Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art
Joel Shapiro
Untitled
Lot Closed
December 18, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Joel Shapiro
b. 1941
Untitled
wood and casein
27½ by 15⅜ by 35½ in. (69.9 by 39.1 by 90.2 cm.)
Executed in 2008-09, this work is unique.
Almine Rech Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
"Depending upon the viewer's movement, Shapiro's sculpture shifts from the abstract to the figurative, from hyperkinetic flight to collapse, from purely formal to deeply emotional—like a kaleidoscope whose pieces promise, but finally refuse, to settle into resolution.
"KLAUS KERTESS IN EXH. CAT., NEW YORK, THE PACE GALLERY, JOEL SHAPIRO NEW WOOD AND BRONZE SCULPTURE, 1998, P. 6