JEAN-MICHEL BASQUAIT: UNTITLED.
A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat of himself as a boxer. Signed. Many of Basquiat s paintings are in some way autobiographical. Developing his own personal iconography, in this early work, Basquiat both alludes to modernist appropriation of African masks and employs the mask as a means of exploring identity.in 1985, he posed with his friend Andy Warhol for a series of shots for a photoshoot of the two sparring. The size of this painting measures 16x12 inches. It's mounted and framed and supplied with coa.
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A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat of himself as a boxer. Signed. Many of Basquiat s paintings are in some way autobiographical. Developing his own personal iconography, in this early work, Basquiat both alludes to modernist appropriation of African masks and employs the mask as a means of exploring identity.in 1985, he posed with his friend Andy Warhol for a series of shots for a photoshoot of the two sparring. The size of this painting measures 16x12 inches. It's mounted and framed and supplied with coa.
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