Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) (after) - "In Italian, 1983"

- Jean-Michel Basquiat (after), giclée on watercolour paper (approx. 300gsm, refers to paper thickness/density).

- Copyright Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, licensed by Artestar New York. McGaw Graphics, Inc.

- Stamp on verso.

- Ready to frame. The pic in which the item appears framed is a simulated recreation for illustrative purposes only, the frame and other decorative elements shown in it are not included in the lot you are bidding on.

- Size: 45 x 50 cm.

- Condition: excellent. Never framed, never exposed.

- Jean-Michel Basquiat’s "In Italian" (1983) is a powerful example of the artist’s raw, urgent and highly coded visual language, combining painting, drawing, text, anatomy, symbols and street energy into a dense field of meaning. Words such as “liberty,” “teeth,” “blood,” “crown of thorns” and “corpus” appear alongside mask-like heads, diagrams, erased marks and graffiti-like gestures, creating a work that feels both personal and political. Basquiat transforms the canvas into a charged urban wall, where history, language, race, religion, the body and power collide with extraordinary intensity, placing him at the centre of 1980s Neo-Expressionism and the New York art scene alongside artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Francesco Clemente, Julian Schnabel and Cy Twombly.

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