Jean Michel Basquiat Estate Vintage 1999 Lithograph Print Framed Tony Shafrazi Gallery Poster " in Italian " 1983

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This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate very rare vintage 1999 collector's iconic lithograph print custom framed Pop Art gallery poster " … more This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate very rare vintage 1999 collector's iconic lithograph print custom framed Pop Art gallery poster " In Italian " 1983, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

Published by the famous Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York City, printed in 1999 in an unnumbered limited edition with the licensed authorized rights of The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, copyright The Tony Shafrazi Gallery. It features an artwork image originally created by Basquiat in 1983 titled " In Italian ", courtesy of The Brant Foundation.

This is a rare opportunity for true Basquiat fans and collectors as this coveted image lithograph print poster is long out of print and very scarce to find.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1988 ) was born to two Haitian immigrants in Brooklyn New York in 1960. His early creative career was as the Street graffiti artist nick named " Samo " in the late 1970's on New York City's Lower East Side. By the early 1980's with the help of his friend Andy Warhol, basquiat began to make his emotionally charged aesthetically arresting Neo Expressionist paintings. In 1992 The Whitney Museum of Art held a major retrospective exhibition of the life works of this great American Contemporary artist and master of social commentary.

His work focused on suggestive dichotomies such as wealth vs poverty, integration vs segregation, and inner vs outer experience of the human condition. He appropriated poetry, drawing, painting, and married text and image with abstraction and figuration. Basquiat's works has strong social commentary and deeper truths about the individual and the power structures of racism, and criticism of colonialism and support for class struggles.

The rare collector's lithograph print framed Pop Art poster measures 19 3/4" W X 27" H X 1 3/8" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modernist brushed matte finish black metal frame molding, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The poster print is in excellent " like new " very clean vintage condition with very light signs of handling. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less