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Sax Berlin
BASQUIAT : Caught in the Crossfire: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

2022

$25,000
£18,732.89
€21,960.42
CA$35,012.32
A$39,242.82
CHF 20,544.15
MX$484,232.91
NOK 258,072.90
SEK 242,928.56
DKK 163,826.08
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Basquiat: Caught in the Crossfire is a very heartfelt and personal tribute to Basquiat and a large statement piece and with this painting Sax takes up the mantle and upgrades the concept to "No Kings". This is a painting of museum quality that also has a very personal meaning for Berlin. From his beginnings "locked in the basement" "Basquiat paints like an ape": overworked, over celebrated, turned into a mascot.  All used up and dead in the crossfire before he could grow up. A truly poignant rendering of a short life lived in the harsh glare of the media spotlight. In Berlin's own words, "This is my garden of remembrance to Basquiat fellow artist from the streets of Manhattan". (In the 1980's Sax Berlin was a contemporary of Basquiat living working and painting in New York City.) Oil and acrylic paint and 24ct gold leaf on stretched canvas. Signed, ready to hang
  • Creator:
    Sax Berlin (1953, British)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 78.75 in (200 cm)Width: 59.06 in (150 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Brecon, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU18914213272

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