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Untitled is a 1981 painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. An X-ray-like vision of the head's exposed upper and lower jaw accounts for its misinterpretation as a skull. The painting was acquired by Eli and Edythe Broad in 1982, and is now housed at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. [1]
- 205.74 cm × 175.9 cm (81.00 in × 69.25 in)
- 1981
- Acrylic and oilstick on canvas
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
Hace 5 días · It was created in 1981 when Basquiat was merely twenty and is an example of Basquiat's early canvas-based work. Although this painting is often referred to as Skull, it is an untitled piece which was presented at his debut solo gallery exhibition in New York City.
Untitled was executed by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982, which is considered his most valuable year. A majority of the highest-selling Basquiat paintings at auction date to 1982. Untitled depicts a skull, composed of black brushstrokes with red, yellow and white rivulets against a blue background.
- Acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- 1982
- Neo-expressionism
6 de abr. de 2021 · In this painting, Basquiat presents us with a face in the shape of a skull. Although complete with eyes, a nose, and teeth, the painting gives us the illusion that the face is incomplete, and the bones from underneath the surface are coming through just as plainly as the colors in the background.
- Broad, Los Angeles, CA, US
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Skull), 1982. oilstick, wax crayon and graphite on paper. 19 x 24in. (48.3 x 61cm.) Executed in 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Skull) resonates with the power and raw energy for which his practice is celebrated. With his signature quick-fire execution, Basquiat assembles a dramatic series of lines ...
The two central animals—one vicious and feral, the other decomposed and almost skeletal—represent death and mortality. Through masterful manipulation of line, color, and symbol, Basquiat explores life, death, the spiritual, the supernatural, and the physical in a concrete, visual space.
Proliferating with his signature motifs of skulls emblazoned with energetic eyes and scrambled verbal outpourings, Untitled (Skull B) is laden with Basquiat’s personal hieroglyphics, offering a glimpse into the active mind of the young artist.
