Lot Essay
"Picasso arrived at primitive art in order to give of its nobility to western art. And I arrived at Picasso to give his nobility to the art called ‘primitive.'" -- Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Details
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Untitled
ink on paper
11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled
ink on paper
11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled
ink on paper
10 x 6 in. (25.4 x 15.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled
ink on paper
11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled
ink on paper
11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled
ink on paper
10 x 6 in. (25.4 x 15.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1981. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Provenance
Cheim & Read, New York
Private collection, New York
Private collection, New York
Exhibited
Milan, Museo delle Culture, Jean-Michel Basquiat, October 2016-February 2017, p. 147 (illustrated).
Rome, Chiostro del Bramante, Jean-Michel Basquiat: New York City, March-July 2017, p. 108 (illustrated).
Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, Basquiat: Obras da Coleção Mugrabi, January-April 2018, pp. 50-51 (illustrated).
Rome, Chiostro del Bramante, Jean-Michel Basquiat: New York City, March-July 2017, p. 108 (illustrated).
Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil, Basquiat: Obras da Coleção Mugrabi, January-April 2018, pp. 50-51 (illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please note these drawings were executed in 1981.
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Kathryn Widing