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Anatomy, Vertical Median - Signed Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982 - MyArtBroker

Anatomy, Vertical Median
Signed Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 18

Year: 1982

Size: H 76cm x W 56cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Anatomy, Vertical Median (signed) from 1982 is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market in May 2007. The average annual growth rate of this work is 2%. The hammer price in the last five years has varied from £5,183 in October 2018 to £23,111 in November 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 18.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Bonhams New York United States
May 2007Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The body parts are rendered in simplistic shapes; the patella in 3 circles suggesting three separate views, whilst the femur takes form as a cartoon-like bone. The specificity suggested by the femur’s label of ‘back view’ is undermined by the simplicity of the bone’s rendering. Basquiat presents a playful approach to the diagrams of Gray’s Anatomy, perhaps the primary inspiration behind the Anatomy series.

This Anatomy print reveals the artist's interest in toying with representations of the human form through simplifying the body into basic shapes, departing from the more elaborate anatomical detail such as that seen in 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened.

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