Untitled

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"Untitled" is a 1982 artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat, emblematic of his raw, neo-expressionist style that fuses graffiti, symbolism, and bold color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
artForm acrylic painting ⓘ
oilstick on canvas ⓘ
spray paint on canvas ⓘ
artisticPeriod early 1980s Basquiat period ⓘ
associatedWith New York City art scene ⓘ
SoHo galleries ⓘ
downtown Manhattan culture ⓘ
auctionHouse Sotheby’s New York ⓘ
linked to: Sotheby’s
buyer Yusaku Maezawa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Jean-Michel Basquiat ⓘ
depicts abstract symbols ⓘ
anatomical motifs ⓘ
bones ⓘ
crown-like forms ⓘ
mask-like face ⓘ
scribbled lines ⓘ
teeth ⓘ
follows Basquiat’s graffiti practice as SAMO ⓘ
genre contemporary art ⓘ
hasPart energetic brushwork ⓘ
layered imagery ⓘ
textural surface ⓘ
vivid contrasts ⓘ
hasStyle graffiti-influenced ⓘ
raw ⓘ
symbolic ⓘ
inception 1982 ⓘ
influencedBy African diasporic imagery ⓘ
New York graffiti culture ⓘ
art history references ⓘ
street art ⓘ
languageOfWork English (inscriptions and text fragments) ⓘ
location private collection ⓘ
mainSubject human figure ⓘ
skull-like head ⓘ
movement Neo-Expressionism ⓘ
notableWorkOf Jean-Michel Basquiat ⓘ
recordHeld most expensive work by a Black artist at auction at the time of its 2017 sale ⓘ
most expensive work by an American artist at auction at the time of its 2017 sale ⓘ
significance emblematic example of Basquiat’s neo-expressionist style ⓘ
iconic image in late 20th-century painting ⓘ
significantEvent sold at auction for over 100 million US dollars in 2017 ⓘ
usesColor bold color ⓘ

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