Andy Warhol & Jean Michel Basquiat Lithograph Print Lmtd Edtn Denmark Exhibition Poster " Versus Medici " 1982

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This Andy Warhol & Jean Michel Basquiat very rare offset lithograph print iconic limited edition Denmark exhibition poster " Versus … more This Andy Warhol & Jean Michel Basquiat very rare offset lithograph print iconic limited edition Denmark exhibition poster " Versus Medici " 1982, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The offset lithograph print poster was published in an unnumbered limited edition of 500. printed in Denmark in 2011 on the occasion of the exhibition " Warhol & Basquiat " at The Arken Museum of Art in Copenhagen Denmark, of the artworks of Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat. It features an iconic artwork image originally created by Basquiat in 1982 titled " Versus Medici ", printed with the authorized licensed rights of The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat / ADAGP, Paris 2011.

This is a rare opportunity for true Basquiat fans and collectors as this coveted image iconic exhibition poster print 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 had strong social commentary and deeper truths about the individual and power structures of racism, and criticism of colonialism and support for class struggles.

" Versus Medici " is a painting created by Basquiat in 1982. The artwork, which references the Medici family, sold for $50.8 million at Sotheby's in May 2021. The painting was completed in October 1982, when Basquiat was 21 years old. During this time he was inspired by The Renaissance. His fascination with artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo is a central theme in some of his most famous works from this period. Versus Medici is among Basquiat's most forceful visual challenges to the Western Art establishment, in which the young artist boldly crowns himself to the artistic throne as established by the masters of The Renaissance.

The rare out of print exhibition poster print measures 23 1/2" W X 31 1/2" H. It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. It has never been framed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less