Despite the prevalence of self-referential and autobiographical elements in his art, Jean-Michel Basquiat rarely identified his paintings as explicit representations of himself. Now, one of the artist ...

One of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s few self-portraits—and one that hasn’t been seen in more than 20 years—is being offered as the star lot in November at Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale in New York for ...

It’s no question that Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the most celebrated artists in not just American history, but world history – with his works and signature style continuing to pervade popular ...

The next major work by Jean-Michel Basquiat to hit the art market will be the late artist’s 1982 constructed painting Portrait of an Artist as a Young Derelict. Christie’s is bringing this work to ...

red gouache paint. This artwork depicts one of Basquiat's self-portrait with brown, red, orange, white and green colors that forms the shape of a screaming face with a wide-open mouth. Below this ...

In the fall of 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat was living at art dealer Larry Gagosian’s Venice Beach home, making swarms of new paintings in his private wing of the house. Gagosian had been “electrified” ...

AAPGMAIN copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. "An American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) first made a name for himself as part of a graffiti duo who ...