Jean-Michel Basquiat
(1960 - 1988)
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) showed at an early age that he had a natural skill for art. As a teenager he spray-painted buildings, tagging walls with “SAMO” and reusing television characters, comic book icons, and commercial slogans. In a show in 1981 he had his first big break, selling his paintings instantaneously. Basquiat’s raw style and references to books, politics and cultural icons created works that mocked mass-production and poked at the ironies of human relationships. From 1984-1986 Basquiat collaborated with Andy Warhol, following him socially and artistically. Basquiat’s rapid rise to fame and celebrity relations made him the poster boy of 1980s Neo-expressionism, and eventually led to his death when he overdosed on drugs in 1988; he was 27 years old.
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- Lot 72
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Leg of a Dog
- 1983
- Two color silk screen on Okawara Rice paper
- Pencil signature lower right
- From the signed edition of 11
- 40” x 31.25”
- Offered in May 23, 2010 Auction
- Estimate $10,000 – 15,000
- Realized $9,800
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- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Rome Pays Off
- 2004
- Screenprint in colors
- Edition lower left label verson from the Administrator of the Estate of Basquiat, signed by Gerard Basquiat
- HC, aside from the total edition of 20
- Framed 45.5” x 41.5”
- Offered in May 23, 2010 Auction
- Estimate $10,000 – 15,000
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- Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Untitled”
- 1982
- Xerox on paper
- December 2009 Auction
- Estimate: $1,200 – 1,800
- Realized: $3,062.50
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- After Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Per Capita”
- 1983/2001
- Silkscreen
- Edition lower right corner
- #18/85
- December 2009 Auction
- Estimate: $8,000 – 12,000
- Realized: $12,250