Jean-Michel Basquiat
American, 1960–1988
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Bio
A poet, musician, and graffiti prodigy in late-1970s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling, elusive symbols and diagrams, and mask-and-skull imagery by the time he was 20. “I don’t think about …
High auction record
$110.5m, Sotheby's, 2017
Notable works
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Leeches, 1982-83/2017Contact for Price
Boxer Rebellion, 1982-83/2018Contact for Price
Wolf Sausage, 1982Contact for Price
DOG LEG STUDY, 1982Contact for Price
Ascent, 1982-1983Contact for Price
Boxer Rebellion, 1982-83/2018Contact for Price
Box Rebellion, 1982Contact for Price
Six Crimee, 1982
Beat Bop, ca. 2001$1,350
Untitled, 1981
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Serpentine Galleries, and 6 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 15 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 2 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 3 more
Included in a major biennial
Whitney Biennial, and 1 more
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Related categories
East Village Art
Neo-Expressionism
Graffiti and Street Art
Related to Music
Personal Writing Systems
Related to Hip-Hop
20th Century Art
Written Word
New York Artists
Large-Scale Painting
Identity Politics
Racial and Ethnic Identity
United States
Cultural Commentary
Painting
Text
Contemporary Art
Popular Culture
Collaborations and Collectives
Political
Individual Portrait
Human Figure
Works for sale
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Jean-Michel BasquiatThyroid (from Anatomy Series), 1982Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatHollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 1983-2015$110,000
Jean-Michel BasquiatHollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 1983Contact for Price
Jean-Michel Basquiat(Anti) Product Postcards (set of 10), ca. 1980$100,000
Jean-Michel BasquiatHead, 1983Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatEstate Authorized Porcelain Plate in Box , 2014$295
Jean Kallina, Jean-Michel Basquiat"Basquiat", 1985, Silver Gelatin Print, Signed Artist Proof, Edition of 25 + AP, & Original Exhibition Invitation SIGNED by JK., 1985$15,000
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard"Radiant Child", Artforum Magazine, Rene Ricard Article, The Holy Grail !!!!!!, 1980$1,000
Jean-Michel Basquiat"SAMO", FIRST ONE MAN SHOW, Exhibit Invitation Card, Galleria d'Arte Emilio Mazzoli Italy, 1981$5,000
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Sandro Chia, David SalleThe Holy Grail- “New Art, New Money: The Marketing of an American Artist”, New York Times Magazine (complete), 1985$2,150
Jean-Michel Basquiat“Jean-Michel Basquiat”, PAINTINGS, 1985, SIGNED, Edition 619/1000, Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, 1985Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatPortrait of Kelle Inman, 1987-1988$17,500
Jean-Michel BasquiatPortrait of Kelle Inman, 1987-1988$17,500
Jean-Michel BasquiatGaleria Thaddaeus Ropac, Exhibition Catalogue, 1986$850
Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith HaringMudd Club NYC- Admission Ticket #22285 (unused), circa. 1978-83, ca. 1978-83$750
Jean-Michel BasquiatRome Pays Off, 1982Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatHollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 1983Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatCabeza, 1984Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatFlexible, 1984Contact for Price
Jean-Michel BasquiatHollywood Africans , 1983/2015Contact for Price
Shows featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat
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