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El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile) also known as Untitled (History of the Black People), [1] [2] is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. The artwork references Ancient Egypt and Southern United States culture to critique the Western society's understanding of history and its forgetfulness towards slavery.
The top three Basquiat paintings at auction all date to 1982, which is considered his most valuable year. [2] At a Sotheby's auction in 2017, Untitled (1982), sold for $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased and setting a new record high for an American artist at auction. [3]
Jean-Michel Basquiat (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
(Reuters) - Early works by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, known for his provocative, powerful and sometimes controversial paintings, will be exhibited and sold in online and in-house auctions in ...
The artwork was painted in 1982, which is considered Jean-Michel Basquiat's most valuable year. [2] It was first shown by his art dealer Bruno Bischofberger, the Zurich gallery-owner. It was later shown at the Mary Boone Gallery in New York in 1999, and then it was acquired by Comtesse Viviane de Witt.
Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. Spanning over 15 feet, the artwork is an assessment of select African American history. The painting sold for $23.7 million at Sotheby's contemporary art evening auction in May 2014. [1] [2]
Art collector Anita Reiner, saw the painting while Basquiat was working on it and purchased it on the spot. [6] Reiner died in 2013, and the painting remained in the Reiner Family Collection until her heirs put it up for auction in 2014. [7] [8] It sold for $34.8 million at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in May 2014. [1]
Basquiat often drew from his Afro-Caribbean roots by relating symbols from his heritage such as "Spanish words and African masks, to the tumultuous experience of modern-day street life." [ 3 ] Sabado por la Noche was executed in 1984, an important period in Basquiat's career.