JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT | Untitled

Collection of Paula Grief, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Galerie Lucien Durand-Le Gaillard, Paris (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged verso intermittently along the edges to the mat board. There is a small tear, with associated hole, near the top right corner underneath the nose of the airplane. The corners are creased, with the top two corners especially turning upwards. There is light creasing also seen throughout the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.