Joel Shapiro
American · 1941–2025 · Painter, Printmaker
Joel Elias Shapiro was an American sculptor. Classified by art critics as a postminimalist, his works consisted of sculptures composed of simple rectangular shapes. His… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledPhillips · $406,400≈ £324,704≈ €373,495Sign up to see
UntitledBonhams · $381,500≈ £286,282≈ €340,200Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $346,000≈ £266,872≈ €311,235Sign up to see
Joel Shapiro’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).
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 2 | 67% | $28.3kSign up | $28.3kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 2 | 67% | $28.3kSign up | $28.3kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 19 | 13 | 68% | $10kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $24.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 9 | 5 | 56% | $9.9kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $24.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 8 | 80% | $10.1kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 71 | 67 | 94% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.4kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 39 | 37 | 95% | $1.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 9 | 8 | 89% | $1kSign up | $900Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 12 | 12 | 100% | $912Sign up | $770Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 21 | 18 | 86% | $123kSign up | $74.7kSign up | $406kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.3kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.