Jean-Michel Basquiat

Acquired directly from the artist
Glenn O'Brian & Barbara Egan, New York
Nou Montcada Art, Barcelona

Condition: This work is in very good condition. It is hinged to the backing board in all four corners. There are some light handling creases scattered in places throughout the composiion. There is small area of loss to the top edge of the paper, inherent to the artist's working process. There are two extremely minute tears towards teh centre of teh extreme right hand edge, two towards the left centre of the extreme bottom edge and one towards the centre of the extreme left hand edge.
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York.