Lot 173
  • 173

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Three Kinds of Fences
  • signed and dated 81 on the reverse
  • oilstick on paper
  • 61 by 45.5cm.; 24 by 17 7/8 in.
  • This work has been registered in the Archives of the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat under transaction number 60577.

Provenance

Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Twiga Collection, New York
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco
Private Collection
Sale: Phillips, New York, Contemporary Art, 17 May 2013, Lot 144
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

Taka Kawachi, Ed., King for a Decade: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kyoto 1997, p. 29, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the background tends slightly towards cream in the original. Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. The sheet is hinged verso to the backing mount in two places on the upper edge. There are handling creases and some short nicks along the edges, which are likely to be original. There is some light discolouration along the extreme edges. There is a short repaired tear to the lower edge.
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