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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Ribs Ribs
- signed
- oil paintstick on paper
- 104 x 86 in. 254.2 x 218.4 cm.
- Executed in 1982.
Provenance
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1993
Exhibited
Greenwich, The Bruce Museum, A New York Time: Selected Drawings of the Eighties, January - April 1995, p. 19, illustrated in color
Paris, Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Works on Paper, 1997, p. 79
Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Basquiat, March - June 2005, p. 20, illustrated in color
Paris, Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Works on Paper, 1997, p. 79
Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Basquiat, March - June 2005, p. 20, illustrated in color
Literature
Bernard Blistene, Robert Farris Thompson, Richard Marshall and Elena Ochoa, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Works on Paper, Paris, 1999, p.123, illustrated in color
Tony Shafrazi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1999, p. 10, illustrated in color (detail) and p. 96, illustrated in color
Tony Shafrazi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1999, p. 10, illustrated in color (detail) and p. 96, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The paper support is hinged at intervals to a ragboard mount. Overtime, the weight of this large sheet has resulted in large soft ripples or sags along the left and right sides and in the lower corners. Dating from the time of execution, there are scattered smudges and shoe treads as is typical of Basquiat's work. There are scattered creases, ranging from soft to deeper, some of which may be associated with a previous rolling prior to mounting the work. They are located primarily through the horizontal center and a linear crease located 19 inches down from the top and extending 10 inches in from the left edge. The paper edges on the left and right side were cut irregularly from a larger sheet. The work is framed in a blonde wood strip frame 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.