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Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened - Signed Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982 - MyArtBroker

Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened
Signed Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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76 x 56cm, Edition of 18, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 18

Year: 1982

Size: H 76cm x W 56cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: February 2025

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February 2025
Christie's New York
United States
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April 2008
Christie's New York
United States
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Jean-Michel Basquiat's Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened (signed) is a screenprint from 1982, with an estimated value between £8,500 and £12,500. This work has shown a steady increase in value, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of two sales, the first being in April 2008. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £11,817. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 18.

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Meaning & Analysis

This apparent simplification of the shoulder joint could be interpreted as an attempt by the artist to rationalise the body’s complex workings. He was well aware of the physical limitations of his physical form as a result of suffering huge injuries in a car collision as a child, which required extensive surgery to remedy. This Anatomy print, although not entirely accurate in its anatomical depiction, demonstrates Basquiat's underlying fascination with the workings of the human body, which eventually became a crucial aspect of the artist's visual vocabulary.

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