An educational and informational site about rare, old and antiquarian books. Jeanmichel basquiat, born december 22, 1960, brooklyn, new york, u. Jean michel basquiat died in 1988 at the age of 27 after a decade spent in frantic pursuit of life and art. The book is published, and has an extensive introduction by tony shafrazi who was one of the first people to discover the artist jeanmichel basquiat. Basquiat was much affected by warhols death in 1987. Basquiat was raised in a middleclass home in brooklyn. Books by jeanmichel basquiat author of the notebooks. Jun 24, 2015 an intimate reading of jeanmichel basquiats poetry. Some search inside features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at amazon. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in. Filled with detailed anatomical drawings and diagrams, this book had a. Jean michel basquiat pop, street art for sale 9 listings. This copy, a third printing is in excellent condition, simply signed and doodled by the author on the title page at the 2019 tucson book. Jean michel basquiat, signed abebooks shop for books.
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Executed on a page of 7000 eichen, published in 1985. Catalogo della mostra milano, 19 settembre 200628 gennaio 2007 07may2007. Together with basquiats two younger sisters the family lived in park slope, brooklyn. Follow the too short, highly politicized career of 1980s cult figure jeanmichel basquiat in this basic art series introduction from taschen books. Jeanmichel basquiat stockholm, 1984 rare 1984 exhibition poster created by basquiat for the exhibition. Consign your jean michel basquiat autograph signed book.
Tall quarto, original red cloth, original pictorial dust jacket. During his brief, but productive reign as enfant terrible and prodigious deity, basquiat impacted. This site is also used to back up and supplement the book jeanmichel basquiat. Because basquiat kept this work, it was neither signed nor titled. These volumes are dedicated to the american soldier and sailor, u.
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May 26, 2017 basquiat plainly harbored that emotion even as, for arts sake, he burlesqued it, packing spaces around and amid the vehement black lines with abstract fiestas of white, red, blue, and yellow. He died of a heroin overdose on august 22, 1988, at the age of 27. Sell or auction a autograph jean michel basquiat autograph signed. The paintings are presented in a nicely large size, better than the paperback basquiat books. Later he stormed the gallery world, and became an icon of new. Oct 31, 2010 the first africanamerican artist to attain art superstardom, jeanmichel basquiat 19601988 created a huge oeuvre of drawings and paintings julian schnabel recalls him once accidentally leaving a portfolio of about 2,000 drawings on a subway car in the space of just eight years. Jean michel basquiat pop, street art for sale 10 listings. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Jeanmichel, contrary to what you might think, absolutely did not consider himself a graffiti artist. Jeanmichel basquiat, francesco clemente, andy warhol 1984 signed by artist by basquiat, jeanmichel and francesco clemente, andy warhol and a great selection of related books. His first notoriety came when he was making street paintings under the tag samo. His mother was an american of puerto rican descent.
A quick killing in art is an oft repetitive and scattered account of the life of the 80s neoexpressionist painter, jeanmichel basquiat. The barcelona museum of contemporary art macba houses three magnificent late works by basquiat. The book is a based around a chronological account of basquiat s life, but seeks to give a flavor of his times, and focuses on the themes of his art and individual artworks. Jeanmichel basquiat back of the neck, 1983 phillips. Here is a rare first edition, beautiful hardback book of jean michel basquiat s drawings, published in europe during his lifetime and hand signed and numbered from the edition of only. Hans werner holzwarth is a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. This multicultural upbringing meant that by the age of 11 basquiat was able to read, write and speak fluently in french, spanish and english.
In 1977, at the age of 17, basquiat took up graffiti, inscribing the landscape of downtown manhattan with his signature samo. An analysis of nine paintings by michael dragovic this paper was written for history 397. Jeanmichel basquiat, paintings, 1985, first edition, number of copies signed twice fullpage color reproductions, some folding. East 12th street, 19791980, at the museum of contemporary art in denver, is the first museum show to focus on the work and life of the artist in the brief time he. The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th centurys greatest writers of action and suspense an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in world war ii. Jeanmichel basquiat, francesco clemente, andy warhol 1984 signed by artist by basquiat, jeanmichel and francesco clemente, andy warhol and a great. Jeanmichel basquiat was born on december 22, 1960 in brooklyn, new york. Sell or auction a autograph jean michel basquiat autograph. Same as look inside, except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable.
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