Jean-Michel Basquiat?s Warrior: The Western World?s Most Value Artwork In Asia
Jean-Michel Basquiat's iconic painting, Warrior, is set to be sold in Hong Kong and is predicted to be Asia's most expensive piece of Western Art.
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Image Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd.
Jean-Michel Basquiat?s most iconic work is set to be auctioned by Christie?s Hong Kong on 23 March in a livestreamed, singe-lot evening sale. With an estimated value between US$31,000,000 and US$41,000,000, Basquiat?s magnum opus will be the most expensive Western artwork to be sold in Asia. The event, dubbed We Are All Warriors ? The Basquiat Auction, is part of Christie?s spring Season of 20th Century sales.
A Coloured Man?s, Colourful History Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in 1960 to a Brooklyn-born mother of Puerto Rican heritage and a Haitian immigrant father. Due to his parent?s combined ancestry, Basquiat was fluent in Spanish, French and English from an early age. His linguistic abilities allowed him to read French symbolist poetry in their original language which ultimately influenced his art later in his life. Following his parent?s divorce, Basquiat eventually left his father?s home before being adopted by a friend?s family. In September 1978, he dropped out of high school at age 17.
During the 1970s Basquiat was often homeless, getting by through various means such as selling hand-painted postcards and T-shirts. He was a patron of many downtown clubs like...
The post Jean-Michel Basquiat?s Warrior: The Western World?s Most Value Artwork In Asia appeared first on LUXUO.
Image Credit: Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd.
Jean-Michel Basquiat?s most iconic work is set to be auctioned by Christie?s Hong Kong on 23 March in a livestreamed, singe-lot evening sale. With an estimated value between US$31,000,000 and US$41,000,000, Basquiat?s magnum opus will be the most expensive Western artwork to be sold in Asia. The event, dubbed We Are All Warriors ? The Basquiat Auction, is part of Christie?s spring Season of 20th Century sales.
A Coloured Man?s, Colourful History Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in 1960 to a Brooklyn-born mother of Puerto Rican heritage and a Haitian immigrant father. Due to his parent?s combined ancestry, Basquiat was fluent in Spanish, French and English from an early age. His linguistic abilities allowed him to read French symbolist poetry in their original language which ultimately influenced his art later in his life. Following his parent?s divorce, Basquiat eventually left his father?s home before being adopted by a friend?s family. In September 1978, he dropped out of high school at age 17.
During the 1970s Basquiat was often homeless, getting by through various means such as selling hand-painted postcards and T-shirts. He was a patron of many downtown clubs like...
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