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What did Jean-Michel Basquiat's art mean?
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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
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
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat, 1981
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat:
Basquiat created this impossibly rare printed flyer in 1981 to advertise a band performance within his feature acted film: Downtown ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
$18,000
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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
The King - Lithograph, 1997
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
The King, 1997
Lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in)
Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra
Authenticated b...
Category
1990s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat 1980
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat 1980:
Basquiat created this impossibly rare printed flyer to advertise a band performance within his feature acted film: Downtown 81 ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset


