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The Offs First Record - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 - MyArtBroker

The Offs First Record
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

£1,650-£2,500Value Indicator

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Offset lithograph on folded paperboard. 1984, edition of 2,500. S. 31.0 x 31.0 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)

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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s The Offs First Record (unsigned) from 1984 is estimated to be worth between £1,650 and £2,500. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in June 2011. This is a popular artwork with an auction history of two sales. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 2,500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
February 2012Skinner, Boston United States
June 2011Wright United States

Meaning & Analysis

Similar to Beat Bop / Test Pressing, the image is monochromatic but more sparse in composition, reminiscent in its simplicity to the artist’s Anatomy series. Whilst The Offs faded from the limelight unlike Basquiat, the band’s members were a staple in the New York Scene where up-and-coming stars such as Madonna and Debbie Harry were making their name. Upon the reissue of the record in 2019, iconic music promoter from the era Johnny Bower remarked that “they played a seminal role in the downtown scene in the early 80s in New York. They were close friends not only of Basquiat, but also Warhol, Patti Astor and many of the musicians and artists who haunted the Lower East Side in search of the miraculous”.

  • 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.