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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Wax Museum
- signed and dated 1983 on the reverse
- coloured crayons and gouache on paper
- 41 by 29cm.; 16 1/8 by 11 3/8 in.
Provenance
Monsieur and Madame Ivackovic, Paris
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, Paris, Art Contemporain, 27 May 2008, Lot 210
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, Paris, Art Contemporain, 27 May 2008, Lot 210
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Musée-Galerie de la Seita, Jean-Michel Baquiat, Peinture, dessin, écriture, 1994, p. 59, no. 33, illustrated in colours
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer and richer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. The sheet is attached verso to the backing board in several places. There are a few light handling creases in the lower right quadrant and two faint discoloured patches in the lower corners where the sheet has previously been taped on the reverse.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Drawing, for him (Basquiat), was something you did rather than something done, an activity rather than a medium. The seemingly throw-away sheets that carpeted his studio might appear little more than warm-ups for painting, except that the artist, a shrewd connoisseur of his own off-hand and under foot inventions did not in fact throw them away, but instead kept the best for constant reference and re-use. Or, kept them because they were, quite simply, indestructibly vivid.”
Robert Storr, ‘Two Hundred Beats Per Min’ in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, The Robert Miller Gallery, Basquiat Drawings, 1990, n.p.