Lot 280
- 280
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Ghost
- signed and dated 86 on the reverse
- colored pencil and graphite on paper
- 41 7/8 by 29 1/2 in. 106.5 by 75 cm.
- Executed in 1986, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, May 12, 2004, lot 396
Private Collection
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, May 12, 2004, lot 396
Private Collection
Exhibited
Santander, Fundacion Marcelino Botin, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Ahuyentando fantasmas, July - September 2008
Rome, Fondazione Memmo, Jean-Michel Basquiat Fantasmi da scacciare, October 2008 - February 2009, no. 36, p. 111, illustrated
Rome, Fondazione Memmo, Jean-Michel Basquiat Fantasmi da scacciare, October 2008 - February 2009, no. 36, p. 111, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All four edges are deckled. The sheet is creased with handling marks and scattered graphite smudges, all of which appear inherent to the artist's working method and studio environment. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte, intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"The artist affirms his presence through the evocation of fragments, as a way of 'repelling ghosts,' a favorite phrase of his that appears in at least three paintings. The eerie presence of zombie-like creatures that appear to be coming back from the dead, the remnants of writing, sometimes erased, sometimes ‘etched’ into the canvas with unequalled force: these affirm Basquiat’s peculiar situation in which he tried to bridge the abyss between the evanescence of life and its affirmation through the painter’s gesture."
- Olivier Berggruen (Exh. Cat., Rome, Fantasmi da scacciare (To Repel Ghosts), October 2008 -😼ꦆ February 2009)