Untitled
by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year: 1982
Medium: Oilstick on Paper
Size: 25 2/5 × 19 7/10 in (64.5 × 50 cm)
Dating from 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled is an oilstick on paper measuring 25 2/5 × 19 7/10 inches (64.5 × 50 cm). Created during the artist’s pivotal rise within the Neo-Expressionist movement, the work showcases his raw mark-making, symbolic intensity, and poetic visual language. A compelling example of Basquiat’s practice, it represents a distinguished opportunity for collectors seeking rarity, cultural significance, and enduring provenance.
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Untitled by Jean-Michel Basquiat is a powerful example of the artist’s raw visual language, combining spontaneous mark-making, symbolic imagery, and fragmented text. The work originated from Basquiat’s studio practice and does not have a street graffiti version. While his career began with the influential SAMO graffiti movement on New York streets in the late 1970s, Untitled reflects his evolution into a major contemporary artist during the early 1980s, when his expressive vocabulary reached international audiences.
Basquiat’s use of an untitled format allows the viewer to engage directly with the imagery and symbols. The work explores recurring themes of identity, power, race, history, and the tension between vulnerability and strength. His energetic lines and layered references reveal an artist constantly questioning society while creating a deeply personal visual mythology.
For collectors, Untitled represents one of the most desirable categories within Basquiat’s market. Its rarity, authenticity, and connection to the artist’s breakthrough period make it highly sought after by museums and serious collectors worldwide.
At ArtLife Gallery, we believe Untitled captures Basquiat’s greatest strength—the ability to turn instinctive gestures into lasting cultural statements.
This work fits within Basquiat’s defining period alongside comparable masterpieces such as Untitled (Head), Flexible, Charles the First, and Hollywood Africans, showcasing his transition from street artist to global art icon.
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Untitled
by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year: 1982
Medium: Oilstick on Paper
Size: 25 2/5 × 19 7/10 in (64.5 × 50 cm)
Dating from 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled is an oilstick on paper measuring 25 2/5 × 19 7/10 inches (64.5 × 50 cm). Created during the artist’s pivotal rise within the Neo-Expressionist movement, the work showcases his raw mark-making, symbolic intensity, and poetic visual language. A compelling example of Basquiat’s practice, it represents a distinguished opportunity for collectors seeking rarity, cultural significance, and enduring provenance.
Untitled by Jean-Michel Basquiat is a powerful example of the artist’s raw visual language, combining spontaneous mark-making, symbolic imagery, and fragmented text. The work originated from Basquiat’s studio practice and does not have a street graffiti version. While his career began with the influential SAMO graffiti movement on New York streets in the late 1970s, Untitled reflects his evolution into a major contemporary artist during the early 1980s, when his expressive vocabulary reached international audiences.
Basquiat’s use of an untitled format allows the viewer to engage directly with the imagery and symbols. The work explores recurring themes of identity, power, race, history, and the tension between vulnerability and strength. His energetic lines and layered references reveal an artist constantly questioning society while creating a deeply personal visual mythology.
For collectors, Untitled represents one of the most desirable categories within Basquiat’s market. Its rarity, authenticity, and connection to the artist’s breakthrough period make it highly sought after by museums and serious collectors worldwide.
At ArtLife Gallery, we believe Untitled captures Basquiat’s greatest strength—the ability to turn instinctive gestures into lasting cultural statements.
This work fits within Basquiat’s defining period alongside comparable masterpieces such as Untitled (Head), Flexible, Charles the First, and Hollywood Africans, showcasing his transition from street artist to global art icon.