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Jean-Michel Basquiat (Attr.) Original Mixed Media on Paper, Signed

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Jean-Michel Basquiat (Attr.) Original Mixed Media on Paper, Signed
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A striking and expressive mixed-media work on paper, attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, captures the raw intensity and iconic visual language of the artist's early SAMO period. Executed with bold, frenetic strokes and layered with the symbolic crown and cryptic motifs, this portrait evokes Basquiat's obsession with identity, anatomy, and street iconography. The face, rendered in fractured planes of yellow, red, black, and blue, snarls with energy, framed by graffiti-like marks that suggest both violence and vitality. Signed J.M.B. at lower right and SAMO at lower left, with a dramatic crown and SAMO graphic also inscribed on the verso, this piece is an electrifying homage to the downtown New York art scene of the early 1980s. The vibrant palette, gestural linework, and emotionally charged figure are quintessentially Basquiat, embodying his meteoric rise and lasting impact on contemporary art.

Artist: Attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988)
Issued: c. 1985
Dimensions: 21"L x 2"W x 21"H
Country of Origin: USA

Condition: Age related wear.