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Anatomy, Left Side Of Jaw - Signed Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982 - MyArtBroker

Anatomy, Left Side Of Jaw
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: October 2011

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October 2011
Christie's New York
United States
£2,137
£2,514
£3,143
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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Anatomy, Left Side Of Jaw, a signed screenprint from 1982, is estimated to be worth between £1,500 and £2,250. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 26th October 2011. The current average annual growth rate is not available and the edition size of this artwork is limited to 18.

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Meaning & Analysis

When combined with the drawing’s grayscale backgrounds and white lines, the print could be compared to an x-ray, further highlighting its medical feel and distinguishing it from the vivid, forcefully applied colours of Basquiat's best-known works.

The mistaken spelling of ‘left’ (‘LELFT’) is illustrative of Basquiat’s playfully deconstructive approach to language, which is often attributed to Cy Twombly. As curator Dieter Buchart notes, “Twombly was very influential for Basquiat early on, in the transition from his poetic conceptual graffiti to his early collage works, drawings, and paintings. You see that in the way Basquiat works, with a type of line derived from handwriting, and the representation of handwriting.”

  • 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.