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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 painting was acquired by Eli and Edythe Broad in 1982, and is now housed at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. [1]
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.
The children's book Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, was released in 2016. [328] The picture book won the Caldecott Medal in 2017. [ 329 ]
In This Case is a 1983 painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983. The artwork, which depicts a skull, is among the most expensive paintings ever purchased. In May 2021, it sold for $93.1 million at Christie's New York, the second highest auction record by Basquiat.
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]
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."
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.
Jean-Michel Basquiat executed Hannibal in 1982, a breakout year in his meteoric career. [2] He had his first American one-man show at the Annina Nosei Gallery and he became the youngest artist to have ever participate in documenta in Kassel. [3] During this period, Basquiat began using roughly hewn canvas supports as seen with Hannibal. These ...