20th Century Art 
30 October 2024
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20th Century Art 
Jim Shaw, Untitled (In the beginning...) - Image 1 of 3
Jim Shaw, Untitled (In the beginning...) - Image 2 of 3
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Jim Shaw b.1952

Untitled (In the beginning...)

1998
graphite on paper 12 h × 9 w in (30 × 23 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,260
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Signed, dated and inscribed to verso ‘Jim Shaw '98’.
provenance: Metro Pictures, New York | Private Collection

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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I would say my life’s philosophy is summed up in the Incredible String Band line “I know nothing, and know that I know nothing.”

Jim Shaw

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JIM SHAW, MARIO YBARRA JR., AND RAYMIE IADEVAIA, Exquisite Corpse | Lamodern.com

277 Jim Shaw, Mario Ybarra Jr., and Raymie Iadevaia

Exquisite Corpse

estimate: $1,000–1,500

starting bid: $100

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124 Jim Shaw

Wally Wood Women

estimate: $3,000–5,000

starting bid: $250

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (We were supposed to meet some people...) | Lamodern.com

125 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (We were supposed to meet some people...)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (3 Dreams) | Lamodern.com

127 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (3 Dreams)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (I had a bunch of art need...) | Lamodern.com

129 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (I had a bunch of art need...)

estimate: $1,500–200

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (I was looking for a place to masturbate...) | Lamodern.com

134 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (I was looking for a place to masturbate...)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (Going thru old dream drawings...) | Lamodern.com

135 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (Going thru old dream drawings...)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025
JIM SHAW, Dream Drawing (In NYC a black business man was walking with a white business woman...) | Lamodern.com

137 Jim Shaw

Dream Drawing (In NYC a black business man was walking with a white business woman...)

estimate: $1,500–2,000

starting bid: $100

Counterculture: Art, Objects and Ephemera, 12 Jun 2025

Auction Results Jim Shaw

GIO PONTI, display cabinet, model 2140 | Lamodern.com

Gio Ponti

display cabinet, model 2140

estimate: $18,000–22,000

result: $34,800
JIM SHAW, Objects of Desire | Lamodern.com

Jim Shaw

Objects of Desire

estimate: $15,000–20,000

result: $20,000
GIO PONTI, sideboard | Lamodern.com

Gio Ponti

sideboard

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result: $16,800
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Gio Ponti

Diamond Flatware

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $15,000

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