Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skull 500-pc. Jigsaw Puzzle
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This 500-piece jigsaw puzzle features Jean-Michel Basquiat's iconic work of a skull created in 1981. The intense colorization and details in the artwork make this a challenging and interesting puzzle to complete.
- 500 pieces, box packaging
- Finished puzzle measures 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
- Includes a full image reference card
- Made in China
About the artwork: Untitled (1981)—a large scale painting done in acrylic and oilstick on canvas—is in the Broad collection in Los Angeles. This work is one of several large-scale paintings focused on the human skull by the late artist, whose interest in human anatomy started in childhood and is present throughout his career.
Untitled, 1981
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Licensed by Artestar, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat
A poet, musician, and graffiti prodigy in late-1970s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling, elusive symbols and diagrams, and mask-and-skull imagery by the time he was 20. “I don’t think about art while I work,” he once said. “I think about life.” Basquiat drew his subjects from his own Caribbean heritage—his father was Haitian and his mother of Puerto Rican descent—and a convergence of African-American, African, and Aztec cultural histories with Classical themes and contemporary heroes like athletes and musicians. Often associated with Neo-expressionism, Basquiat received massive acclaim in only a few short years, showing alongside artists like Julian Schnabel, David Salle, and Francesco Clemente. In 1983, he met Andy Warhol, who would come to be a mentor and idol. The two collaborated on a series of paintings before Warhol’s death in 1987, followed by Basquiat’s own untimely passing a year later.
