Joel Shapiro’s longtime NYC home asks $4.75M

A legendary American sculptor’s Upper East Side aerie is on the market for $4.75 million.

Joel Shapiro, who died in June at the age of 83, was a lifelong New Yorker and a darling of the modern art world.

The loftiness of his three-bedroom duplex in Lenox Hill, now on sale, mirrors the grand dimensions of his iconic art — massive, stick figure-like sculptures made from wooden beams, which are still displayed at institutions around the world.

The co-op listing boasts 20-foot ceilings, a winding staircase and beveled glass windows installed by the artist.

Eileen Angelo and Max Collins of Sotheby’s International Realty hold the listing. Shapiro’s daughter, the Brooklyn-based art consultant Ivy Shapiro, is its executor. Shapiro is also survived by his widow, the artist Ellen Phelan.

The celebrated sculptor was born in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens in 1941. Shapiro produced more than 30 large-scale commissions during his lifetime, according to his New York Times obituary, most notably “Loss and Regeneration.”

The bronze, two-part sculpture — Shapiro’s largest — stands in the plaza of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Despite achieving international acclaim, Shapiro remained rooted in New York City throughout his life. He maintained a studio in Long Island City, to which his Lenox Hill home provided easy access. The artistic duo didn’t count themselves among the city’s “Upper East siders,” Angelo said, but Shapiro and Phelan found the space at 130 E. 67th St. appealing and unique.

The 1907-era building has attracted influential and creative residents for decades, from a Rockefeller heir to the designer-duo behind of the iconic subway map, Massimo and Lella Vignelli.

Shapiro and Phelan purchased their duplex in the early 2000s, according to Angelo, although public records are scarce and their original purchase price is unknown. The pair undertook a massive renovation of the home, transforming the bulk of the second floor into a massive primary suite, and installing new windows, walls and brass fixtures.

“The hardware on everything is amazing and substantial,” Angelo said.

The new listing has already attracted eagle-eyed buyers, Angelo said, with its first day of showings hosting four tours.

“They did [the renovation] 20-plus years ago, and it looks fantastic,” Angelo said.

Double-height windows light up the property’s massive living room, which features one of the home’s three woodburning fireplaces. The other two are located in the large master suite and the downstairs library.

The first floor includes a chef’s kitchen, a dining area, a den, a bedroom suite and the library, according to the listing.

In a conversation with the New York Times a year before his death, Shapiro said that “every form is loaded with the psychology of its maker.” His home was evidently no exception. The co-op apartment still held much of Shapiro’s art collection the first time Angelo saw it, she told The Post, including a giant Jasper Johns painting.

Angelo said the home “lends itself to showing off a lot of art, not just on the walls, but in the space.”