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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Untitled
- oilstick on paper
- 60 x 40 in. 152.4 x 101.6 cm.
- Executed in 1982, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the estate of the artist.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above in 1990)
Sotheby's New York, May 12, 2004, lot 7
Private Collection, Maryland
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above in 1990)
Sotheby's New York, May 12, 2004, lot 7
Private Collection, Maryland
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2005
Exhibited
New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawings, November - December 1990
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Houston, The Menil Collection; Des Moines, Des Moines Art Center; Montgomery, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Michel Basquiat, October 1992 - January 1994, p. 115, illustrated
Groningen, Groningen Museum, Alaïa, December 1997 - March 1998
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Houston, The Menil Collection; Des Moines, Des Moines Art Center; Montgomery, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Michel Basquiat, October 1992 - January 1994, p. 115, illustrated
Groningen, Groningen Museum, Alaïa, December 1997 - March 1998
Literature
John Cheim, ed., Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawings, Boston and Toronto, 1990, p. 8., illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. Scattered shoe prints, soiling, tape remains and abraded paper surface associated with removal of tape are all inherent to the execution of the work. There is a soft diagonal crease in the corners of the top right, lower left, and lower right, and some bends to paper edge along the bottom. The work mounted at intervals to ragboard and is framed in dark brown wood under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.