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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 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] He started creating sculptures and mixed media works in 1979.
[2] The year it was created, Basquiat had his first solo exhibition at Galleria d'Arte Emilio Mazzoli and Annina Nosei became his first art dealer. [3] [4] Describing his aesthetic, she said his paintings "had a quality you don't find on the walls of the street, a quality of poetry and a universal message of the sign. It was a bit immature, but ...
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 was born on December 22, 1960, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, the second of four children to Matilde Basquiat (née Andrades, 1934–2008) and Gérard Basquiat (1930–2013). [2] He had an older brother, Max, who died shortly before his birth, and two younger sisters, Lisane (b. 1964) and Jeanine (b. 1967).
Jean-Michel Basquiat at Galerie Enrico Navarra in Paris, April–June 1996. [8] Jean-Michel Basquiat at Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan, January–June 1997; [8] Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo in Brazil, June–August 1998. [8] Basquiat a Venezia at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice, June–October 1999. [8]
Irony of a Negro Policeman has been exhibited at major art institutions worldwide, which include: . Jean-Michel Basquiat at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, October 1992–February 1993; [1] The Menil Collection in Houston, March–May 1993; [1] Des Moines Art Center in Iowa, May–August 1993; [1] Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Alabama, November 1993–January 1994.
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.