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Joel Shapiro
Standing Figure
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 625.000 USD
Price realised: 625.000 USD
Description
Joel Shapiro
b. 1941
Standing Figure
signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 86-87 on the underside
bronze
62 ¾ by 45 ½ by 26 in. 159.4 by 114.2 by 66 cm.
Executed in 1986-1987, this work is number 1 from an edition of 4, plus 1 artist’s proof.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Christie's, New York, 3 May 1995, Lot 41 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
b. 1941
Standing Figure
signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 86-87 on the underside
bronze
62 ¾ by 45 ½ by 26 in. 159.4 by 114.2 by 66 cm.
Executed in 1986-1987, this work is number 1 from an edition of 4, plus 1 artist’s proof.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Christie's, New York, 3 May 1995, Lot 41 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Joel Shapiro achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Standing Figure sold for USD 625,000.00 (€ 512,547.15) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Joel Shapiro; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in March 2016 with the realized price of USD 701,000.00 (€ 615,452.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joel Shapiro erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Standing Figure für USD 625.000,00 (€ 512.547,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Joel Shapiro; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im März 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 701.000,00 (€ 615.452,15).