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2. Crown Hotel (Mona Lisa Black Background) - Wikipedia

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   In 2013, Crown Hotel (Mona Lisa Black Background) sold for $7.4 million at Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art in Paris and set a record price in France for a Basquiat artwork. [1] Sotheby's said: "It is a powerful yet coherent work of tremendous depth and complexity—the most important Basquiat ever to appear at auction in France."

3. Hollywood Africans - Wikipedia

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   Hollywood Africans is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. The artwork is Basquiat's response to the portrayals of African Americans in the entertainment industry. Background

4. Triptychs by Francis Bacon - Wikipedia

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   During the following three years he painted many images of Dyer, including the series of three "Black triptychs" (or "Black paintings") which have come to be seen as among his best work. They are so named because they share common black backgrounds emblematic of death or mourning. [8] A number of characteristics bind the "Black triptychs" together.

5. List of paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat - Wikipedia

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   Acrylic, oil stick and gold paint on mirror and wood 43 1/4 x 22 3/8 in $2.9 million (2020) [6] Private collection 1981 Untitled: Acrylic, oilstick, pencil, spray paint, paper collage on wood 48 x 30 in $4 million (2013) [7] Private collection 1981 Untitled: Acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canvas 78 1/2 x 72 in $14.6 million (2007) [8]

6. Irony of Negro Policeman - Wikipedia

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   The figure in the artwork—a black man dressed in a midnight blue police uniform—represents the totalitarian black mass. [3] The hat that frames the head of the policeman resembles a cage, and represents what Basquiat believes are the constrained independent perceptions of African-Americans at the time, and how constrained the policeman's own perceptions were within white society.

7. Acrylic paint - Wikipedia

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   Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps. [2] Most acrylic paints are water-based, but become water-resistant when dry.

8. Warrior (Basquiat) - Wikipedia

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   Warrior is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. It is interpreted as "a semi-autobiographical work championing his creative vision as a black artist." [1] In March 2021, the painting sold for $41.8 million at Christie's in Hong Kong, becoming the most expensive Western artwork sold at auction in Asia. [2]

9. Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart) - Wikipedia

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   The Death of Michael Stewart, known as Defacement, is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. The artwork is Basquiat's response to anti-Black racism and police brutality. It memorializes the death of Michael Stewart at the hands of New York City Transit Police for allegedly writing graffiti in the subway. No ...