Jean Michel Basquiat Estate Fine Art Lithograph Framed Pop Art Print " Untitled 1960 Self Portrait " 1983

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This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate rare custom framed fine art offset lithograph Pop Art print " Untitled 1960 Self Portrait … more This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate rare custom framed fine art offset lithograph Pop Art print " Untitled 1960 Self Portrait " 1983, is a very special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The offset lithograph Pop Art print is published by Nouvelles Images with the licensed authorized rights of The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, printed in France in 2011 in an unnumbered limited edition. It features an " Untitled 1960 Self Portrait " artwork image originally created by Basquiat in 1983.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1983 ) was born 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 out of print framed Pop Art print measures 12 1/8" W X 16 1/4" H X 1 3/8" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modern matte brushed finish charcoal gray 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 print is in excellent " like new " very clean 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