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Michael Halsband
Warhol Basquiat Boxing Posters 1985 (Basquiat Warhol boxing 1985 set of 2)

1985

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Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat Boxing posters 1985: Complete set of 2 works: The most sought-after Basquiat/Warhol collectibles in existence - presented as a complete set of 2. Published by Tony Shafrazi and Bruno Bischofberger on the occasion of the famed 1985 Warhol, Basquiat 'Paintings' show & after-party at The Palladium nightclub. The most historic and popularized image(s) of the 1980's New York art scene. Not to be passed upon. Rarely available as a complete set of 2; especially with one also post-marked on the reverse. Medium: Offset lithographs on wove paper. 1985. Dimensions: 12 x 19 inches & 11x17 inches (Palladium). Condition: Shafrazi & Bischofberger: Good overall vintage condition. Minor to moderate signs of handling; minor edge wear; quattro fold-lines as issued; repaired 1/2 inch surface tear at lower front edge (intact); minor wear to fold-lines as commensurate with history of work; postmarked & labeled on the reverse. Generally well preserved. Palladium: Quattro fold-lines as originally issued; surface creasing to mid-left edge; scattered minor signs of handling; minor age related wear to fold lines as commensurate with the history of this work; in otherwise good overall vintage overall condition with well preserved colors. Published by Tony Shafrazi, New York and Bruno Bischofberger, Switzerland. Photograph by Michael Halsband. Provenance: Private Collection, New York. History: Tony Shafrazi, November 2015: "My good friend, the Swiss gallerist Bruno Bischofberger, had worked with Andy Warhol since the mid 1960s. He got to know Jean-Michel’s paintings and started working with him in 1982 or ’83. There had been a suggestion of a collaboration between Warhol, Basquiat, and Francesco Clemente. Then, Jean-Michel and Andy, very enthusiastically and seriously, went on to undertake a whole processes of painting collaboratively at Warhol’s Factory for a year to a year and half, making somewhere between 70 and 80 large paintings that represented an extraordinary—and very rare in history—body of work. Their joint body of work represented a whole year and half of collaboration and production. It was not an overnight thing. The two artists worked together, one painting over the other, back and forth, and I immediately thought of two people sparring and boxing together, which is how I hit upon the idea of a boxing theme for the show’s advertisement." Andy Warhol/Jean Michel Basquiat: Original Paintings Exhibition Poster, 1985: 'Palladium Presents Warhol and Basquiat': The rare original, highly sought-after companion piece to the iconic exhibition poster of the two great artists standing side by side in boxing gloves. This version was issued for an invitation only, one-night event at the Palladium following the exhibit at Shafrazi gallery. Only a limited amount were printed and more importantly, survived in decent shape. This work is by far one of the rarest Basquiat/Warhol collectibles of all and even more difficult to find intact. Photo credit: Michael Halsband. Related Categories Warhol Basquiat boxing poster. Warhol Basquiat collaborations. 1980s. Warhol x Basquiat. Jean-Michel Basquiat x Andy Warhol. Michael Halsband Warhol Basquiat Boxing.
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