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What did Jean-Michel Basquiat's art mean?

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What did Jean-Michel Basquiat's art mean?
The meaning of Jean-Michel Basquiat's art varied from piece to piece. Generally, the American artist attempted to illustrate dichotomies, such as the experience of the wealthy versus the experience of the poor and the inner self versus the outer self. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Jean-Michel Basquiat art.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat - Untitled Head (Skull 2), 1982
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Central, HK
Jean-Michel Basquiat Untitled Head (Skull 2) - Set of 3 skate decks Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple Wood 31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm (each deck)
Category

2010s More Art

Materials

Wood

Welcoming Jeers - Lithograph, 1997
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Welcoming Jeers, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra ...
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Exu (1988)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Central, HK
Jean-Michel Basquiat Exu (1988) Print on 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood (Set of 3) 31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm (each)
Category

2010s More Art

Materials

Wood

Basquiat Test Pattern 1979 (Basquiat Gray)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Test Pattern 1979: Basquiat created this impossibly rare flyer on the occasion of a performance by his band, Test Pattern (l...
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Offset

Lt. Ed. Monograph of drawings, hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
This is a lifetime edition - hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat himself in Basquiat's lifetime. Many younger collectors don't appreciate the difference between the numerous posthumous estate authorized prints...
Category

1980s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Ink, Lithograph, Offset, Mixed Media

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Six Fifty, 1982
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Central, HK
Jean-Michel Basquiat Six Fifty - Set of 3 skate decks Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple Wood 31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm (each deck)
Category

2010s More Art

Materials

Wood

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