Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat Untitled, 1982 Skull Hoodie
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This all-over print medium fleece hoodie features Basquiat's artwork Untitled, 1982 (Skull). The hoodie includes a kangaroo pocket at the front.
- 75% Cotton, 25% Polyester Fleece
- Unisex, adult size XS to XL, Relaxed Fit
- Made in China
- Machine wash cold with like colors; Do not bleach; Do not iron design
About the artwork: Basquiat's Untitled, 1982 (Skull) was the centerpiece of the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States and is considered a breakthrough in Basquiat's career. The painting is a form of self-portraiture that depicts the skull suspended between life and death. This powerful artwork sold at auction for $110.5 million in 2017 and set the record for the highest price paid for an artwork by an American artist.
Untitled, 1982 (Skull).
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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.
