Jim Shaw
American · b. 1952 · Painter, Printmaker
Jim Shaw is an American artist. His work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Dream Object (Vise Head)Phillips · $56,250≈ £35,807≈ €49,656Sign up to see
Silhouette DrawingPhillips · $35,000≈ £22,280≈ €30,897Sign up to see
Untitled (Ripped Face Drawing)Phillips · $32,500≈ £19,335≈ €23,730Sign up to see
Jim Shaw’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
84
of 96 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 14 | 88% | $12.6kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 8 | 89% | $13.4kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 5 | 83% | $10.3kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $17.8kSign up | $17.8kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 68 | 61 | 90% | $6.4kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $11.6kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $17.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 9 | 7 | 78% | $12.4kSign up | $5kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 48 | 45 | 94% | $5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $32.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.2kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.2kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $330Sign up | $330Sign up | $330Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $330Sign up | $330Sign up | $330Sign up |
| Sculpture | 6 | 5 | 83% | $17.5kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $56.3kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 50% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | $945Sign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $5kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | $20kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $30kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |