Lot 264
  • 264

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 1981 on the reverse
  • acrylic, oilstick and Xerox collage on canvas
  • 16 by 20 in. 40.6 by 50.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1981.

Provenance

Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Pully/Lausanne, Musée d'art contemporain, Jean-Michel Basquiat, July - November 1993

Literature

Richard D. Marshall and Jean-Louis Prat, eds., Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2nd Ed., Vol II, Paris, 1996, cat. no. 6, p. 54, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges of the canvas, resulting in some fingerprint smudges, which may be by the hand of the artist. The collaged sheets undulate slightly and are lightly creased and irregularly torn, which appears inherent to the artistÂ’s working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under Plexiglas.
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