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Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened - Signed Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982 - MyArtBroker

Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened
Signed Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Screen print, 1982, on Arches 88. Signed, dated and numbered in an edition of 18. S. 76.5 x 56.5 cm: 30 1/8 x 22¼ in.

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The value of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Anatomy, 3 Views Of The Shoulder Joint Opened (signed) is estimated to be worth between £17,000 and £26,000. This screenprint, created in 1982, has an auction history of one sale in April 2008. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 18.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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April 2008Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

This apparent simplification of the shoulder joint could be interpreted as an attempt by the artist to rationalise the body’s complex workings. He was well aware of the physical limitations of his physical form as a result of suffering huge injuries in a car collision as a child, which required extensive surgery to remedy. This Anatomy print, although not entirely accurate in its anatomical depiction, demonstrates Basquiat's underlying fascination with the workings of the human body, which eventually became a crucial aspect of the artist's visual vocabulary.

  • 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.

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