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Jawbone Of An Ass - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2004 - MyArtBroker

Jawbone Of An Ass
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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108 x 155cm, Edition of 85, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 85

Year: 2004

Size: H 108cm x W 155cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: March 2024

Value Trend:

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2024
Christie's New York
United States
$35,000
$40,000
$50,000
September 2023
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
April 2021
Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels
Belgium
March 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
October 2019
Phillips New York
United States
October 2019
Christie's New York
United States
April 2019
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Jawbone Of An Ass (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £40,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price ranges from £25,397 in March 2021 to £45,357 in September 2023. This screenprint has shown a consistent demand, with an average annual growth rate of -8%. This work has an auction history of 16 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2007. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 85.

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Meaning & Analysis

Even if the textual references of Jawbone Of An Ass are largely historical, social commentary linked to the present day bubbles under the surface. Next to the title at the top of the image reads ‘sbestos’, linking this piece to the anti-capitalist sentiment of Per Capita and Rinso through its allusion to the Asbestos scandal.

The crowd of figures which surround the central piece of text are ambiguously rendered, appearing to spectate on the historical figures, events and places which populate the text. The pair appearing to throw punches in the bottom-right of the image evoke not only the violence of the conflicts mentioned, but also recalling Basquiat’s fascination with the world of boxing, as documented in prints like Boxer Rebellion.

  • 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.