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Charles The First - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2004 - MyArtBroker

Charles The First
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

£70,000-£100,000Value Indicator

$140,000-$200,000 Value Indicator

$130,000-$180,000 Value Indicator

¥640,000-¥920,000 Value Indicator

80,000-120,000 Value Indicator

$690,000-$980,000 Value Indicator

¥13,400,000-¥19,140,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator

7% AAGR

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Screen print in colors on wove paper. Printed in 2004 and numbered in an edition of 85. Stamped with the Estate stamp and signed and dated

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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Charles The First (unsigned), a screenprint from 2004, is estimated to be worth between £70,000 and £100,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. There have been 16 sales at auction since its entry to the market in October 2007. In the past 12 months, the average selling price was £66,678, across a total of 1 sale. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £30,159 in March 2021 to £66,678 in March 2024. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 85.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Christie's New York United States
September 2023Sotheby's London United Kingdom
March 2021Sotheby's London United Kingdom
March 2020Piasa France
October 2019Christie's New York United States
April 2019Christie's New York United States
April 2016Bonhams Los Angeles United States

Meaning & Analysis

The allusions to superheroes, including Thor, whose name is written beneath a crown on the left panel, and Superman via the singular S which appears across the image in various guises, reinforces the sense of adulation. The conflation of Charlie Parker with King Charles I is another instance of Basquiat inserting Black icons into narratives of nobility and royalty.

The writing which appears at the bottom left of the piece (“most young kings get their head cut off”) alludes to both the beheading of Charles I in 1649 at the age of 24, and the death of the aforementioned musician who died at the age of 34. The triptych contains striking biographical detail: for example, the name of Parker’s daughter Pree appears in the central panel.

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat's unique visual style has dominated the Urban Art scene, securing his status as one of the most successful African-American street artists of the 20th Century. Addressing themes of race, identity and culture within his expressive works, his distinctive painterly style and use of child-like iconography changed the course of art history forever. Artworks such as Undiscovered Genius place controversial subjects at the forefront of his narrative. Despite his tragically premature death at the age of 27, Basquiat's impact on the art scene is exemplified through the increase of his market value in the years since.