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1982 was a watershed year for Jean-Michel Basquiat. At twenty-one years old, he completed his transition from a graffiti artist to a star of the New York art scene. [ 2 ] Basquiat had solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Rome, Zurich, and Rotterdam.
Untitled is a 1981 painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. An X-ray-like vision of the head's exposed upper and lower jaw accounts for its misinterpretation as a skull. The painting was acquired by Eli and Edythe Broad in 1982, and is now housed at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. [1]
Executed in 1982, Untitled (Head) is an outburst of vivid color, bearing echoes to one of Basquiat's most well-known heads Untitled. "Whereas Untitled (1981) presents the viewer with a mask-like visage caught somewhere between life and death, Untitled (Head) (1982) creates an effect that’s somewhat more supernatural because of its evocatively unnatural hues."
Untitled is a painting created by Haitian American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The artwork, which depicts a skull, is among the most expensive paintings ever. In May 2017, it sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's, the highest price ever paid at auction for artwork by an American artist in a public sale.
Basquiat's family curated Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, an immersive exhibition with over 200 never-before-seen and rarely shown works. [197] King Pleasure debuted at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, New York in April 2022. [198] In March 2023, the exhibition traveled to the Grand LA in Los Angeles. [199]
The following is a list of significant artworks by the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), who played a historic role in the rise of street art and neo-expressionism. During his short yet productive career, Basquiat created more than 600 paintings and 1,500 drawings. [ 1 ]
Untitled (1982 Basquiat skull painting), by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled, a 1981 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (History of the Black People), a 1983 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face), a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (Pollo Frito), a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat executed Untitled (Pollo Frito) in 1982, the year he fully gained legitimacy and recognition in the international art scene. [2] He received his first American solo exhibition at the Annina Nosei Galley in New York, followed by the Larry Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles and Bruno Bischofberger's gallery in Zurich.