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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Untitled (HALF-EATEN), 1983

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Untitled (HALF-EATEN), 1983. Oil stick and graphite on Arches wove paper. 76 x 56 cm (29 7/8 x 22 in).

Please note this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat signed by Gerard Basquiat.

PROVENANCE Robert Miller Gallery, New York CRG Gallery, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol were introduced to each other by Bruno Bischofberger at the end of 1982. Basquiat had already seen Warhol as a means of accessing celebrity and to become involved in the eclectic and artistic world established by Warhol and his Factory. It was not until 1984, however, that Basquiat began to spend significant amounts of time with the older artist. Many works from 1982 to 1984 show the influence of Warhol on Basquiat’s career, especially through the use of words and symbols. In the present lot, Basquiat represents his friend in the form of a banana, symbols that we can find in several of his works, particularly in Brown Spots (Portraits of Andy Warhol as a Banana), executed in 1984. The words that accompany the symbol of the banana, “HALF EATEN”, can also be understood as a metaphor of their coming together, the promise of an artistic reciprocity which predates their collaboration.

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