Joel Shapiro

Untitled [no. 1]
1979

A black and white abstract artwork featuring a bold, brushstroke-heavy black shape against a stark white background. The shape appears dynamic, with thick lines suggesting movement. The artist's signature and the date 1974 are visible at the bottom.
A black and white abstract artwork featuring a bold, brushstroke-heavy black shape against a stark white background. The shape appears dynamic, with thick lines suggesting movement. The artist's signature and the date 1974 are visible at the bottom.

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Date
1979

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 36 × 29 5/8in. (91.4 × 75.2 cm) Image (irregular): 15 1/4 × 19 7/8in. (38.7 × 50.5 cm)

Accession number
2005.36

Edition
27/40

Publication
Printed by Derrière l'Étoile Studios; published by Brooke Alexander, Inc.; published by Paula Cooper Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Joel Shapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/25158

Joel Shapiro
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