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Charles The First - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2004 - MyArtBroker

Charles The First
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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155 x 122cm, Edition of 85, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 85

Year: 2004

Size: H 155cm x W 122cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: March 2024

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2024
Christie's New York
United States
$70,000
$90,000
$110,000
September 2023
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
March 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
March 2020
Piasa
France
October 2019
Christie's New York
United States
April 2019
Christie's New York
United States
April 2016
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Charles The First (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £45,000 and £70,000. This screenprint, created in 2004, has shown consistent value growth over the past five years. The hammer price over the last five years has ranged from £30,159 in March 2021 to £66,678 in March 2024. This artwork has an auction history of 16 total sales since its entry to the market in October 2007. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 85.

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Meaning & Analysis

The allusions to superheroes, including Thor, whose name is written beneath a crown on the left panel, and Superman via the singular S which appears across the image in various guises, reinforces the sense of adulation. The conflation of Charlie Parker with King Charles I is another instance of Basquiat inserting Black icons into narratives of nobility and royalty.

The writing which appears at the bottom left of the piece (“most young kings get their head cut off”) alludes to both the beheading of Charles I in 1649 at the age of 24, and the death of the aforementioned musician who died at the age of 34. The triptych contains striking biographical detail: for example, the name of Parker’s daughter Pree appears in the central panel.

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat's unique visual style has dominated the Urban Art scene, securing his status as one of the most successful African-American street artists of the 20th Century. Addressing themes of race, identity and culture within his expressive works, his distinctive painterly style and use of child-like iconography changed the course of art history forever. Artworks such as Undiscovered Genius place controversial subjects at the forefront of his narrative. Despite his tragically premature death at the age of 27, Basquiat's impact on the art scene is exemplified through the increase of his market value in the years since.

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