Jean-Michel Basquiat Style of Abstract Expressionist Portrait American on Canvas NY
Similar Sale History
View More Items in Mixed Media & CollagesRelated Mixed Media & Collages
More Items in American Mixed Media & Collages
View MoreRecommended Art
View MoreItem Details
Description
This lot consists of a hand-painted mixed media on canvas in the style of the elusive modern street artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988).
Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat first achieved notoriety 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, post-punk, and street art movements had coalesced. By the 1980s, he was exhibiting his neo-expressionist paintings in galleries and museums internationally. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his art in 1990s.
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection.
DIMENSIONS:
Unframed approx. 20" x 17"+ framed similar to artwalls preview.
Please use photos as part of the description. The absence of condition report does not guarantee excellent condition.
Please note: This work is being sold -In the style of"-the named artist. -In the style of- works are works by an unknown creator whose style is strongly under the influence of the style of the named master artist.
Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat first achieved notoriety 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, post-punk, and street art movements had coalesced. By the 1980s, he was exhibiting his neo-expressionist paintings in galleries and museums internationally. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his art in 1990s.
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection.
DIMENSIONS:
Unframed approx. 20" x 17"+ framed similar to artwalls preview.
Please use photos as part of the description. The absence of condition report does not guarantee excellent condition.
Please note: This work is being sold -In the style of"-the named artist. -In the style of- works are works by an unknown creator whose style is strongly under the influence of the style of the named master artist.
Condition
Very good condition.Lot ships black framed similar to artwalls previews.
Buyer's Premium
- 20%
Jean-Michel Basquiat Style of Abstract Expressionist Portrait American on Canvas NY
Estimate $7,000 - $9,000
6 bidders are watching this item.
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Miami, FL, usOffers In-House Shipping
Payment
Accepts seamless payments through LiveAuctioneers
TOP