Jean Michel Basquiat Untitled Skull 1981

Jean michel basquiat untitled 1981 acrylic and oilstick on canvas the eli and edythe l.

Jean michel basquiat untitled skull 1981. I think about life. Many of jean michel basquiat s paintings are in some way autobiographical and untitled may be considered a form of self portraiture. A poet musician and graffiti prodigy in late 1970s new york jean michel basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling elusive symbols and diagrams and mask and skull imagery by the time he was 20. Giclée is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are sprayed onto.

Of the lots on offer 94 percent exceeded their high estimates which helped push the. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of samo an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the lower east side of manhattan during the late 1970s where rap punk and street art coalesced into early hip hop. Sotheby s online auction of works from the collection of keith haring dear keith closed on thursday achieving 4 6 million with a 100 percent sell through rate by lot a so called white glove sale. Although this painting is often referred to as skull it is an untitled piece which was presented at his debut solo gallery exhibition in new york city.

I think about life. A poet musician and graffiti prodigy in late 1970s new york jean michel basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling elusive symbols and diagrams and mask and skull imagery by the time he was 20. 13 x 11 inches. This piece which remained untitled but many still refer to simply as skull is likely inspired by this key moment in his history.

A poet musician and graffiti prodigy in late 1970s new york jean michel basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling elusive symbols and diagrams and mask and skull imagery by the time he was 20. I don t think about art while i work he once said. Untitled 1981 basquiat skull giclee print by jean michel basquiat. 22 x 19 5 inches.

The skull here exists somewhere between life and death. December 22 1960 august 12 1988 was an american artist of haitian and puerto rican descent. Skull was created in 1981 by jean michel basquiat in neo expressionism style. I don t think about art while i work he once said.

From the broad collection. I don t think about art while i work he once said.