Sugar Ray Robinson (Boxer) - Jean-Michael Basquiat - Neo Expressionist Painting - Posters
100 Rs
Jean-Michel Basquiat emerged from the "Punk" scene in New York as a gritty, street-smart graffiti artist who successfully crossed over from his "downtown" origins to the international art gallery circuit. In a few fast-paced years, Basquiat swiftly rose to become one of the most celebrated, and possibly most commercially exploited American "naif" painters of the widely celebrated Neo-Expressionism art movement.
Basquiat's work is one of the few examples of how an early 1980s American Punk, or graffiti-based and counter-cultural practice could become a fully recognized, critically embraced and popularly celebrated artistic phenomenon, indeed not unlike the rise of American Hip Hop during the same era.
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About Sugar Ray Robinson (Boxer) JeanMichael Basquiat Neo Expressionist Painting
Sugar Ray Robinson (1982) by Jean-Michel Basquiat is expected to fetch in the region of $35 million when it goes on the block November 17 as the top lot of the 21st Century Evening sale at Christie’s New York. Executed during Basquiat’s most salient year, the rare and vigorous painting will be on public view at the Rockefeller Center galleries beginning October 29.“Sugar Ray Robinson is best in class for Basquiat and a masterpiece within his lexicon. This picture ticks all the boxes so to speak. You have Sugar Ray as the subject, a strong, Black figure in a frontal stance staring at you in all his grandeur – heroic and a warrior,” Isabella Lauria, Christie’s Head of the 21st Century Evening Sale, said via email late last night. “From a technical standpoint, Sugar Ray Robinson is a culmination of the many facets of Basquiat’s genius, invoking his characteristic rawness and intensity through his layered, textured and almost frenetic use of oilstick and acrylic. The power in this painting is palpable, as Sugar Ray in his strong frontal boxing stance braces himself to face his opponent, as does Basquiat in a way.”About the Posters
Sugar Ray Robinson (Boxer) - Jean-Michael Basquiat - Neo Expressionist Painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Our posters are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2-3 days
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