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Label Text Basquiat's Untitled, 1984, is a superb example of the artist's approach to image making. Deriving his source material from cartoons, club culture, graffiti, Abstract Expressionism, and the work of vernacular or self-taught artists, Basquiat combined these elements into something new with a brashness and intensity that has rarely been matched. Basquiat rose to fame at a very young age as a member of Warhol's circle, and died of a drug overdose in 1988 at the age of 27. Source: News, July August September 2012.
DimensionsFrame: 47 × 45 × 1 3/4 in. (119.4 × 114.3 × 4.4 cm)
Canvas (/image): 42 × 40 in. (106.7 × 101.6 cm)
Accession Number 2012.2
Classificationspainting
CopyrightArtestar (reproductions@artestar.com)
SignedJean 84 (verso l,l)
ProvenanceArtist. (Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York). David Kruidenier, Jr. and Elizabeth S. Kruidenier, Des Moines [acquired by 2006]; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2012]
Untitled
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines