# Joel Shapiro - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T18:27:48.966Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 377
- Lots with prices: 279
- First auction date: 1992-11-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-11
- Median realised price: $11,000
- Price range: $71 to $700,000

## Market Takeaway
Joel Shapiro shows deep auction liquidity with 376 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $11,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($11,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $57,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 23.7% (66 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 24.1% (67 sales)
- $10,000\+: 52.2% (145 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 27
- Previous 12 months sales: 26
- Recent 12 months median: $7,000
- Previous 12 months median: $1,134
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 122 lots
- Sotheby's: 77 lots
- Bonhams: 25 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 17 lots
- Palm Beach Modern Auctions: 15 lots
- Phillips: 14 lots
- STAIR: 10 lots
- Wright: 10 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 8 lots
- Mallet Auction: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-11 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\) LE Aquatint 1990 SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joel-shapiro-1941-2025-le-aquatint-1990-signed-16-c-cf7aa5cc53
2. 2025-12-10 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\), Untitled, 1996 | John Moran Auctioneers | $215,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-joel-shapiro-1941-2025-untitled-1996-1051-c-126fdddd03
3. 2025-12-16 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. charcoal and chalk on paper42 ½ x 30 ¼ | Christie's | $22,860
4. 2025-12-16 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. bronze, in two partseach: 5 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 6 | Christie's | $17,780
5. 2025-12-05 | Joel Shapiro \(1941 \- New York City \- 2025\) – Ohne Titel \(Untitled\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
6. 2025-11-20 | JOEL SHAPIRO, UNTITLED, WOODCUT ON HAND\-MADE PAPER | RoGallery | N/A
7. 2025-11-20 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\): Toss Up | STAIR | $3,000
8. 2025-11-20 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\) Sans titre \(JS\-9\), 1980 | Millon & Associes | €180
9. 2025-11-20 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\) Sans titre \(JS\-8\), 1980 | Millon & Associes | €180
10. 2025-11-20 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. bronze68 ¼ x 54 x 28 ½ in. \(173.4 x 137 | Christie's | $146,050
11. 2025-11-20 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941–2025\). Untitled. bronze125 x 80 x 70 in. \(317.5 x 203.2 | Christie's | $660,400
12. 2025-11-20 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\) Untitled 41 3/8 x 32 1/2 x 27 in \(105.1 x 82.6 x 68.6 cm\) \(Executed in 1999. This work is number two from an edition of four plus one Artist's Proof\) | Bonhams | $90,000
13. 2025-10-03 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $600
14. 2025-10-03 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $450
15. 2025-10-01 | Untitled | Sotheby's | N/A
16. 2025-09-30 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. bronze with dark patina, in two parts. | Christie's | $38,100
17. 2025-09-26 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,000
18. 2025-08-06 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Wright | $500
19. 2025-08-06 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Wright | $1,300
20. 2025-07-23 | Joel Shapiro, Untitled | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,700
21. 2025-07-18 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. chalk, charcoal and pastel on paper46 ¾ | Christie's | $17,640
22. 2025-07-18 | JOEL SHAPIRO \(1941\-2025\). Untitled. bronze50 ½ x 35 ¾ x 30 ¼ in. \(128.3 x 9 | Christie's | $201,600
23. 2025-06-24 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\) New York | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $1,500
24. 2025-06-24 | Joel Shapiro \(1941\-2025\) New York | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $1,800

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