Description: THIS JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ESTATE CUSTOM FRAMED FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT " HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS " 1983, IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PRINTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 2016 WITH THE LICENSED AUTHORIZED RIGHTS OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN MICHEL BASQUAIT. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY BASQUIAT IN 1983 TITLED " HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS ". JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ( 1960 - 1988 ) WAS BORN TO TWO HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK IN 1960. HIS EARLY CREATIVE CAREER WAS AS THE STREET GRAFFITI ARTIST NICK NAMED " SAMO" IN THE LATE 1970'S ON NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE. BY THE EARLY 1980'S WITH THE HELP OF HIS FRIEND ANDY WARHOL, BASQUIAT BEGAN TO MAKE HIS EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AESTHETICALLY ARRESTING NEO EXPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS. IN 1992 THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART HELD A MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF THE LIFE WORKS OF THIS GREAT AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND MASTER OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY. HIS WORK FOCUSED ON SUGGESTIVE DICHOTOMIES SUCH AS WEALTH VS POVERTY, INTEGRATION VS SEGREGATION, AND INNER VS OUTER EXPERIENCE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. HE APPROPRIATED POETRY, DRAWING, PAINTING, AND MARRIED TEXT AND IMAGE WITH ABSTRACTION AND FIGURATION. BASQUIAT'S WORKS HAD STRONG SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND DEEPER TRUTHS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE POWER STRUCTURES OF RACISM, AND CRITICISM OF COLONIALISM AND SUPPORT FOR CLASS STRUGGLES. THE FRAMED FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT MEASURES 25" W X 25" H X 1" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IS A CONTEMPORARY MODERN NAVY MARINE BLUE MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW" CONDITION. THE PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 2450 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2024-04-05T18:37:58.000Z
Shipping Cost: 370 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Production Technique: Lithography
Framing: Framed
Style: Abstract, Expressionism, Graffiti Art, Pop Art
Material: Lithograph, Paper
Theme: Art
Time Period Produced: 2010-2019
Type: Print
Features: BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED, Framed
Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters, Art & Photography
Year of Production: 2016
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Art: Print
Width (Inches): 25"
Color: Multi-Color
Height (Inches): 25"
Print Surface: Paper
