mixed media on tarp
57 x 31 inches
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Price Realized:
$39,000
Includes buyer's premium
This oil on tarp work is a rare look into Jean-Michel Basquiat’s early days as a graffiti artist in the late 1970s. Done during his SAMO© project, a collaboration with Al Diaz involving branded messages all over Lower Manhattan, the tarp bears the famed tag in Basquiat’s signature jazz-like improvised style.
frame dimensions: 36 3/4 x 59 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches, wood frame with glazing
From a Private Collection
Bought by the current owner from The Estate of Vincent Strautmanis
overall very good condition, medium is well attached to the support, tarp is aged and would benefit from cleaning by a conservator
