Lot 169
  • 169

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Untitled (People)
  • signed and dated 1983 on the reverse
  • oilstick and coffee on paper
  • 75,5 x 56 cm; 29 3/4 x 22 1/16 in.
  • Executed in 1983.

Provenance

Bruno Bischofberger, Switzerland
Private Collection, Switzerland (gift from the above in 1984)

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the coffee stains are more beige than orange. The sheet is mounted on cardboard with tape on the reverse. The right and left edges are slightly uneven, inherent to the support, and very slightly worn. This work is in very good condition.
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