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personAmerican, 1941–2025
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Selected Works327

Museum Acquisitions

35 Institutions
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Previous Sales 63

Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1988
$660,400
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Untitled 41 3/8 x 32 1/2 x 27 in (105.1 x 82.6 x 68.6 cm) (Executed in 1999. This work is number two from an edition of four plus one Artist's Proof)
Untitled 41 3/8 x 32 1/2 x 27 in (105.1 x 82.6 x 68.6 cm) (Executed in 1999. This work is number two from an edition of four plus one Artist's Proof)
$90,000
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
$21,590
Nov 2025
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2000
$100,800
Feb 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1974
$17,000
Feb 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1991
Unknown
May 2022
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1999
$107,100
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled (JS 706)
Untitled (JS 706), 1986
$19,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Untitled (JS 1006)
Untitled (JS 1006), 1990
$9,500
Dec 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1994
$22,500
Dec 2020
Christie's
Sans titre
Sans titre, 2009
€10,000 ($11k USD)
Dec 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1978
$9,375
Sep 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1996
$35,000
Mar 2018
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
$11,250
Sep 2017
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
$10,000
Mar 2017
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2007
$5,000
Sep 2016
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1988
£11,875 ($16k USD)
Apr 2016
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1993
$15,000
Jul 2015
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1990
$7,500
Mar 2015
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1979
Bought In
Sep 2014
Christie's
Untitled (for Eduardo Chillida)
Untitled (for Eduardo Chillida), 2004
£67,875 ($90k USD)
Jun 2013
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1982
$15,000
Nov 2012
Christie's
Composition
Composition
$10,000
Jan 2009
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$6,250
Jan 2009
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$9,600
Sep 2006

For Sale 7

Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (e)
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (e), 2009
US$5,000
2 color screenprint
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl · Artsy
Up Down Around (c)
Up Down Around (c), 2011
US$4,500
4-color screenprint/lithograph
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (h)
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (h), 2009
US$4,000
7 color screenprint
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl · Artsy
Up Down Around (a)
Up Down Around (a), 2011
US$6,000
6-color screenprint/lithograph
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Toss-up
Toss-up, 2012
Price on request
2 color screenprint
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl · Artsy
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (a)
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (a), 2009
US$3,500
2-color (5 printings) screenprint
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (d)
Boat, Bird, Mother and Child (d), 2009
US$4,000
5 color screenprint
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Market521 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range
$1.1K – $35.3K
7 of 10 works on paper lots with prices
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$13.2K
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$21.6K
7 priced works on paper lots
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Nov 2025 · $21.6K
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Works on paper: $21.6K medianSculpture/objects: $50.4K medianPaintings: $101K medianEditioned prints: $1.3K medianUnclassified lots: $75.6K median
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Prizes & Awards1

National Arts Awards
Winner 2013
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Podcast Interviews2

podcasts The Art World: In Other Words, Magical Thinking with Sculptor Joel Shapiro The Art World: What If...?! · Jun 28, 2018
The American artist Joel Shapiro has been pioneering new forms in sculpture for more than five decades. He joins our host Charlotte Burns today to talk more about his art and his influences; his hopes and motivations; an…
 podcasts No. 240: Joel Shapiro, Linn Meyers The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Jun 9, 2016
Episode No. 240 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Joel Shapiro and Linn Meyers. Joel Shaprio’s newest immersive installation is now on view in an eponymous exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dall…
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Education1

New York University (NYU)
New York, NY, USA
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Publications2

Monograph 2

Anthony Caro Author
Phaidon Press · 2014
Joel Shapiro
Abrams · 1998
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions23

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 4, 2025 — Oct 11, 2025

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#4 Pace

Joel Shapiro: Works from 1975–2024

Joel Shapiro

540 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Jan 17, 2025 — Feb 22, 2025

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Joel Shapiro: Gouaches and Reliefs 1978–83

Joel Shapiro

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Jul 18, 2024 — Oct 12, 2024

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Joel Shapiro: Four Bronzes

Joel Shapiro

209 South Galena Street, Aspen, CO 81611

Feb 2, 2024 — May 2, 2024

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Joel Shapiro Selected Prints

Joel Shapiro

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 3, 2021 — Jan 22, 2022

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Joel Shapiro Plaster Sculptures 1971-2014

Joel Shapiro

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Feb 19, 2019 — May 18, 2019

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#148 Kasmin Gallery

Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

509 West 27th Street

Oct 10, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

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Yale University Art Gallery

Joel Shapiro: Plaster, Paper, Wood, and Wire

Joel Shapiro

1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Mar 2, 2018 — Jun 10, 2018

Joel Shapiro: Plaster, Paper, Wood, and Wire March 2, 2018 – June 10, 2018

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#176 Lévy Gorvy Dayan

Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

19 E 64th St, New York, NY 10065, United States

Oct 28, 2016 — Dec 16, 2016

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Joel Shapiro Iron and Bronze 1973-76

Joel Shapiro

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Sep 5, 2014 — Nov 1, 2014

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Joel Shapiro Sculpture and Drawings 1969-1972

Joel Shapiro

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Feb 1, 2013 — Mar 23, 2013

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Joel Shapiro: Up Down Around

Joel Shapiro

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 27, 2012 — Oct 23, 2012

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#16 Templon

untitled (end of summer)

Joel Shapiro

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 8, 2012 — Oct 31, 2012

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

Works: 1969–1979

Joel Shapiro

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jan 8, 2010 — Feb 13, 2010

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Joel Shapiro: Boat, Bird, Mother and Child

Joel Shapiro

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 10, 2009 — Dec 12, 2009

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#16 Templon

Joel Shapiro Small Scale Sculpture

Joel Shapiro

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

May 4, 2004 — Jun 5, 2004

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Timothy Taylor

Joel Shapiro painted wood

Joel Shapiro

15 Bolton St, London W1J 8BG, United Kingdom

Nov 8, 2000 — Dec 16, 2000

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

Selected Works from the 1970s and 1980s

Joel Shapiro

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 7, 1992 — Apr 11, 1992

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The Greenberg Gallery

Joel Shapiro Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings

Joel Shapiro

230 S Bemiston Ave, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA

May 24, 1990 — Jul 21, 1990

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

Recent Sculpture Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 3, 1989 — Jun 3, 1989

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

Joel Shapiro Drawings and Prints

Joel Shapiro

Mar 3, 1988 — Mar 31, 1988

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#47 Paula Cooper Gallery

New Sculpture Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro

Nov 1, 1984 — Nov 29, 1984

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#172 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Joel Shapiro Sculptures and Drawings 1975-1981

Joel Shapiro

Nov 20, 1981 — Jan 5, 1982

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Art Fair Appearances5

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2025
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
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2023
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2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
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