Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988) Manner of / Attributed: Crown T-Rex, ca 1988. Acrylic on thick cardboard, signed below. Verso has a label with the Artis's name, item number, and media, and stamps , initialed with dedication "for Johnny," unframed. there are also several numbers written on the back. The date May 18 1988 is printed verso.

Basquiat first achieved fame as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the late 1970s where the hip hop, punk, and street art movements had coalesced. Basquiat is considered a contributor to the neo-expressionist movement, a late-modernist style of art characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials. Basquiat used his paintings as a means of social commentary/criticism, often making attacks on power structures and systems of racism and focusing on dichotomies like wealth vs. poverty, integration vs. segregation and inner vs. outer experience.

The Basquiat Foundation no longer reviews paintings for authenticity. This painting is an original composition. It has no paperwork to support its authenticity.

17.5 x 13 inches.

Private collection, Boston.

Very good condition with light wear around the edges

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