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From 1984 to 1985, Basquiat and American pop artist Andy Warhol merged their contrasting painting methods to create a series of collaborative artworks.
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Untitled. 1985. Cut-and-pasted paper and oilstick on paper. 41 1/2 x 29 1/2" (105.4 x 75 cm). Acquired in memory of Kevin W. Robbins through funds provided by his family and friends and by the Committee on Drawings. 194.1993. © 2024 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, Brooklyn, New York 1960–1988 New York) Date: 1985. Medium: Graphite, colored pencils, oilstick, acrylic, torn and pasted papers on paper. Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 42 in. (74.3 x 106.7 cm) Classification: Drawings. Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of the artist, 1992. Accession Number: 1992.368.1
Date: 1981. Medium: Acrylic, oil and oil stick on wood panel. Dimensions: 72 × 48 in. (182.9 × 121.9 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Mireille and James Levy, 2021. Accession Number: 2021.2.1. Modern and Contemporary Art at The Met.
There are only a handful of paintings, however, in which he explicitly depicted himself. The present lot, his 1985 self-portrait, is therefore a rare, mature autobiographical work. In it, he presents himself as a haunted, dread-locked, and ghostly figure with hollow eyes.
The years 1981 to 1986 was a rollercoaster period of creativity for Basquiat, who became a bona fide art-world star. His large canvases, vibrating with color, marks, form, and text, more than made up for his noticeable reticence and awkwardness in the limelight.
