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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 1, 2016 | Doyle | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Art | 259 | $****** - ****** | Untitled (Skull) |
paintings
40 x 22.2 cm (15.75 x 8.75 in)
Acrylic and paint marker on drywall
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American, 1960-1988
Untitled (Skull) , circa 1981
Acrylic and paint marker on drywall
15 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (40 x 22.22 cm)
We thank Ms. Annina Nosei for her assistance in cataloging this work.
The urban legends surrounding Jean-Michel Basquiat"s studio in the basement of the Annina Nosei Gallery are often more myth than fact. Joining the gallery in 1980, Basquiat took up residence in the storage basement beneath the gallery at 100 Prince Street, carving out a space between a room with the gallery"s storage racks and an area with massive skylights leaking through to the street above. Creating at a fever pitch, Basquiat took to the space and prepped for his inaugural 1981 show while Annina paraded notable collectors through the studio, selling freshly painted works. Stated by Jeffrey Deitch in a 1982 issue of Flash Art, Basquiat "is likened to the wild boy raised by wolves, corralled into Annina"s basement and given nice clean canvases to work on instead of anonymo
