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Ernok - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2001 - MyArtBroker

Ernok
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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$100,000-$170,000 Value Indicator

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¥9,780,000-¥15,650,000 Value Indicator

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102 x 102cm, Edition of 85, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 85

Year: 2001

Size: H 102cm x W 102cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: November 2023

Value Trend:

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
November 2023
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
£67,677
£79,620
£102,709
September 2023
Sotheby's New York
United States
October 2021
Sotheby's New York
United States
March 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
October 2020
Christie's New York
United States
June 2016
Phillips London
United Kingdom
March 2016
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Ernok (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £50,000 and £80,000. This screenprint, created in 2001, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an auction history of 15 total sales since its entry to the market in July 2007. In the past 12 months, there have been no sales, however, over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £43,651 in March 2021 to £79,620 in November 2023. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £48,511. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 85.

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Meaning & Analysis

The letters of the name ‘Ernok’ are broken down in the top right of the print, redolent of graffiti duo SAMO’s orthographical experimentation on the walls of New York City. Moreover, the breaking down of the name evokes the way in which Basquiat broke down the SAMO name to a single S, often accompanied by a crown, in his later works.

The incompleteness of the body in Ernok recalls bell hooks’ comment that much of Basquiat’s work evokes a fear of violence and oppression: “They speak of dread, of terror, of being torn apart, ravished. Commodified, appropriated, made to “serve” the interests of white masters, the black body as Basquiat shows it is incomplete, not fulfilled, never a full image”.

  • 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.