Fine Art · Palm Beach, USA

Jean-Michel Basquiat — Spain, 1985

Acrylic, silkscreen & Xerox collage on canvas · 219.1 × 173.4 cm

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Monumental canvas — 219.1 × 173.4 cm
Acrylic, silkscreen & Xerox collage on canvas
Signed & titled on the verso
Estate Certificate of Authenticity (2008)

One of Basquiat's monumental late canvases, Spain (1985) rises to nearly seven feet — a windmill motif set against a field of collaged text and silkscreen over a raw, worked ground. It belongs to the pivotal period of the artist's experimentation with image, language and reproduction.

Signed and titled "Spain 1985" on the verso. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, signed by Gerard Basquiat on 9 October 2008.

Provenance — The Artist · Private Collection, USA · Le Chateau Fine Arts & Antiques, 2012 · Private Collection, Palm Beach

Artist

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Work

Spain

Year

1985

Medium

Acrylic, silkscreen & Xerox collage on canvas

Dimensions

86¼ × 68¼ in · 219.1 × 173.4 cm

Inscribed

Signed & titled "Spain 1985" on the verso

Authentication

Estate Committee CoA, 9 October 2008

The £2,450 administration, legal & reservation fee secures this lot and is payable on top of the price — it is charged in addition to the price, never taken from it. A private client advisor then handles completion personally.