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Joel Shapiro
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Joel Shapiro
- Untitled
- incised with the artist's signature, initials and date 2/2001 on the metal plate affixed to the underside of the standing leg
- bronze
- 100 1/2 by 97 3/8 by 61 1/2 in. 255.3 by 239.7 by 156.2 cm.
- Executed in 2001, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3.
Provenance
PaceWildenstein, New York
Private Collection, Illinois (acquired from the above in March 2006)
Private Collection, Illinois (acquired from the above in March 2006)
Exhibited
New York, PaceWildenstein, Joel Shapiro: Recent Sculpture and Drawings, April - May 2001, p. 13, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent and sound condition overall. Upon close inspection, there are scattered surface inconsistencies with minor surface scratches throughout the elements of the sculpture which appear inherent to the artist’s working method and consistent to a work that is placed outdoors.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"There’s a limited amount of possibility of expression within a relatively reduced vocabulary that I’ve worked with. I’m not going to invent some new shape. I’ve not been terribly interested in the repositioning of found objects. I was more interested in the reconfiguration of and repositioning of relatively known, simple geometric forms. As long as the work was bound up by architecture or predicated on architecture, you know, it would only have limited possibility. I wanted to overcome that."
Joel Shapiro
Joel Shapiro