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Supercomb - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2000 - MyArtBroker

Supercomb
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 500

Year: 2000

Size: H 74cm x W 52cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Supercomb (unsigned), a lithograph from the year 2000, is estimated to be worth between £500 and £700. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 9%. This piece has a steady auction history, having been sold 2 times since its initial sale on 8th April 2019. The hammer price has remained within the estimated value range, and the average return to the seller is £557. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2023Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
April 2019Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

A copyright sign accompanies the date, spelt out in words at the base of the print. In the work of Basquiat, materialism and consumer culture are consistently depicted as an enveloping and omnipresent phenomenon which contaminates all. As Leonhard Emmerling writes: “A 1981 drawing shows nothing more than the word “Milk” emblazoned with a copyright sign. This drawing combines a staple food with the claim of control over its distribution and the consequent ability to draw a profit from it.” In the heavily commercialised world of Basquiat’s images, nothing is safe from the carnivorous march of market forces.

  • 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.