David Shapiro: career timeline
American · 1943–2014 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 34 lots (71% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 3 | $188Sign up | Acrylic |
| 1980s | 12 | 10 | $1.2kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 | $756Sign up | Etching |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $832Sign up | Lithograph |
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1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $188Sign up
- Average
- $899Sign up
- Typical size
- 44 × 30 in (112 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (2), Lithograph (2), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1973 Theatre II$188Sign up · sold 2×
1978 Seven CentersResult not published
1978 Abstract Print$150Sign up
1978 The Poignancy of Things VII$2.4kSign up
c. 1978 Untitled suite of 4Result not published
1980s 12 works
- Sold
- 10 of 12
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 56 in (60 × 142 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Print (other) (3), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Birnham Wood 8$6.3kSign up
1981 Poignancy of Things II$150Sign up
1981 Birnham Wood VResult not published
1981 Birnham Wood$441Sign up
1981 Birnham WoodUnsold
1987 Savasan II$2.4kSign up
1987 Savason 15$1.1kSign up
1987 Savasan 13$500Sign up
1988 "Savasan (16)"$2.9kSign up
1988 Untitled (Blue Horizontal 17-MT-88)$2.8kSign up
1989 KALA (26)$896Sign up
1989 Clearing$1.3kSign up
1990s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $756Sign up
- Average
- $712Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 68.5 in (40 × 174 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (3), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
1991 Kala 7, 1991, original spit-biteResult not published
1994 Savasan 8$1.1kSign up
1996 Savasan 9$300Sign up
1999 Origin & Return 2$756Sign up · sold 2×
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $832Sign up
- Average
- $832Sign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 40 in (51 × 102 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
2005 Clearing 5$832Sign up
Creation date not recorded
9 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1kSign up
- Average
- $1kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 17.5 in (24 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2016 Circus Theme$150Sign up
sold 2017 Cusp 9$1.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 1 of 7
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 22 in (56 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (5), Mixed media (1), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2022 UntitledResult not published · sold 2×
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 Savason 70 monoprint andResult not published
sold 2024 Kala 7 spit biteResult not published
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sold 2024 Subtle Body (16)$1.6kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All David Shapiro auction results →