Jean-Michel Basquiat 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York • Graffiti Art

[moonstomp]

You really must check this ebay beauty out
item: 160167126307
Be warned you may experience some wetting of under garments

[cashman]

moonstomp said:

You really must check this ebay beauty out
item: 160167126307
Be warned you may experience some wetting of under garments

Have a word bro.............it clearly states its in the style of

[Photoxtc]

that would be a tough sell for me, I have never seen JMB use a nose like that...

Plus I would imagine you would add a few 00's to the price if it were real...

No wetting here

[moonstomp]

cashman said:

moonstomp said:

You really must check this ebay beauty out
item: 160167126307
Be warned you may experience some wetting of under garments

I obviously realise that, the point is why produce something “in the style of” when surely owning a cheap poster would be closer to the real thing and why on earth sign it JMB?
If you’re interested in a drawing in the style of Banksy pm me as I could knock one at a reasonable price however should you want it signed “B” it’s gonna cost ya!



Have a word bro.............it clearly states its in the style of

[snelj8]

is it pretty impossible to find a basquiat now? are most in private collections?

[jp]

snelj8 said:

is it pretty impossible to find a basquiat now? are most in private collections?

Most of his originals are in private collections, but they come up during the fall and spring auctions at the big auction houses. You just need to be very wealthy to win one. You can find screen prints (most of which were done by the Basquiat estate after his death) at several galleries like:

www.guyhepner.com/content/content.php?id=464

and

www.hamiltonselway.com/basquiat.htm

I wanted to own something actually signed by the artist when he was alive so I bought a book of his drawings, and the images are fantastic. But of course even a signed book is expensive these days:

www.goantiques.com/detail,signed-jean-michel,1353615.html

[GD303uk]

the pic on ebay looks like they copied this.


i would love this , pricey but worth it.

[romanywg]

Basquiat is my favorite artist by far. Like him so much that I did I couple homages to him.

[motor]

Whoa!
Respect man

[moonstomp]

romanywg said:

Basquiat is my favorite artist by far. Like him so much that I did I couple homages to him.

Those are amazing, great work.

However what a surprise I’ve been negged. Too many people on here get far to upset/take things personally when a stranger may disagree with them, surely this is the idea of a forum, a discussion, two or more sides/points of view?
Grow up.

[bored with screen names]

romanywg said:

Basquiat is my favorite artist by far. Like him so much that I did I couple homages to him.

These are brilliant. Have you posted them on the KR board? I'm sure they would definitely appreciate them there as well.

[romanywg]

Yeah, long time ago. Used to be a regular there. Still go on there but mainly for 2D news.
More here if you're into customs.
www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157601895586623/

[Photoxtc]

romanywg... those are the coolest pieces ever!!!

what an amazing job, mucho respect on those, very very impressive....

I would totally buy those in a second!!! a big +1 from me

[Filipino Box Spring Hog]

yeah, roomanywg, those are ridiculous! really nice - you should sell one to me!

[GD303uk]

yeh Romanywg, those are amazing very beautifull,
JMB is on my wish list, i have been saving to buy a piece by him,
but life keeps me from saving enough, i realy like the pieces you have created very nice,
a lot better than the scribble on ebay,
the only reason my pants got wet was through pissing them laughing.

[moonmorals]

Sorr i have looked for the old thread but cant find it....
i remember someone saying they were after info and prints from Basquiat.
came across this today

www.originalprints.com/printview.php?dx=2&page=1&id=4785&sid=0ce1643a353954271c2099d35e31f6f2

[Michael Jacob]

Im not sure where to post this, but where can you buy a Jean-Michel Basquiat print. I want something signed and numbered. Ive looked on ebay for a long long time, and have never seen one. I cant figure out why none ever come up. Any help from the forum is appreciated. thanks!

[theministerofsound]

Most Basquiat prints were not signed or numbered. There are some limited edition lithographs available from various galleries in the States.

The tricky part with his stuff is that many of the limited edition lithographs are not that interesting. In fact, most are rather plain.

And on a different note, there's a "Dr." in Canada that sells the occasional Basquiat original on eBay. They are fakes. I think his name is Falco but I'm not positive. Stay away, no matter how convincing he sounds.

Hope this helps.

[jp]

Basquiat prints never come up on Ebay because ebay is a terrible place for people to sell expensive art- they usually lose 20-50% of what they would get through a traditional auction house or gallery. Most good art in my experience is simply not available on ebay. You are going to need to call galleries, which is easy enough. I would recommend first becoming familiar with what's out there are know what you want. When you know what you want, go to artnet.com and search for basquiat. Here's what I just got by doing that:

www.artnet.com/ag/fulltextsearch.asp?searchstring=basquiat

there are 50 galleries listed. Look through them and start calling to discuss what they have and what you're interested in. Comparison shop for best results. Good luck!

[woolander]

Hello

I've just returned from New York and visited a couple of galleries. Original Basquiat's are very hard to come by and will cost a fortune - but I did see limited edition print's that were re-done officially (like they have done with Warhol's) say through a fondation for more affordable prices - and there good.

[stjohn]

For those who are interested in acquiring a Basquiat print, I have spotted there are two coming up in a Christies auction on 18th July 2007. They are 'cheap' by comparison with several millions of quid for an original.

These prints are part of a set of 4 released by his Estate after his death and are of images which have not otherwise been released.

0436

Lot details After Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)

Untitled (Head)
screenprint in colours, 1983/2001, on wove paper, signed in pencil on the reverse by the artist's father, numbered 71/85, published by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2001, the full sheet, in very good condition,

Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 British pounds

PRINTS & MULTIPLES Sale 5244
18 Jul 2007
London, South Kensington



Lot details After Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Ernok)
screenprint in colours, 1983/2001, on wove paper, signed in pencil on the reverse by the artist's father, numbered 71/85, published by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2001, the full sheet, in very good condition, framed
L., S. 1015


4,000 - 6,000 British pounds
PRINTS & MULTIPLES Sale 5244
18 Jul 2007
London, South Kensington

Info from here:
www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch/SearchResults.aspx?entry=basquiat

Images can be seen here:
www.f2gallery.com/artists/basquiat/index.html

Before anyone asks, I am not the person selling the ones above. I am just interested in his work as he was the first artist to bridge street to studio, and his work is seriously strong at the moment and can only go up - its just the prints seem a good way of having the images which are worth millions otherwise.

Hope you have found it interesting.

[reados]

damn i thought you were going to say they were fifty quid

[spidey]

Max £35

[ABC]

Thanks for the heads up

[Pattycakes]

They are also complete shit. They were published about 6 years ago, J-M Basquiat died in 1988, thus they are little more than posters, albeit rather attractive ones. There is nothing about them that has anything to do with Basquiat other than they are after his designs, who cares if the estate authorised them, it's basically a callous way for them to trade on his name and make more $$$. Basquiat made a handful of Authentic prints in his lifetime, as far as I can remember it's about 20 (and that includes the anatomy portfolio of 18), the best one called back of the neck recently made $180,000 in New York, a long way from the crap coming up at CSK!

[Pattycakes]

P.S. The term "After" in their description is auction house speak for "Not actually by the named artist" You have been warned.
rant over.

[stjohn]

printguru said:

They are also complete s**t. They were published about 6 years ago, J-M Basquiat died in 1988, thus they are little more than posters, albeit rather attractive ones. There is nothing about them that has anything to do with Basquiat other than they are after his designs, who cares if the estate authorised them, it's basically a callous way for them to trade on his name and make more $$$. Basquiat made a handful of Authentic prints in his lifetime, as far as I can remember it's about 20 (and that includes the anatomy portfolio of 18), the best one called back of the neck recently made $180,000 in New York, a long way from the crap coming up at CSK!

I hear what you say, but I disagree:

1. they are screenprints and not posters (I fully admit pulled after JMB's death and not by him)

2. they are of images created by HIM, and more importantly, of images which have not otherwise ever been released since the Estate have kept the originals.

Whilst I see the point you make, I disagree. See here where he is very much alive standing next to one of the original images (Ernok) which has now been made available in screenprint form after his death:

ritmos-urbanos.blogspot.com/2007/04/todos-barcelona.html

[Pattycakes]

Yes but my point is not that they are little more than posters, whatever technique they are. They were produced some 18 years after his death, they were not conceived by him as prints, but rather they were paintings, thus they are not something that one sould regard as being by the artist, in effect they are an hommage to him, so what they come from the estate, so does a load of other crap that comes out of the Warhol foundation.

[stjohn]

We will have to agree to differ then!

[sputnikeye]

Print Guru your right, they are just stamped and signed by the estate which usually menas an estranged family making money out of the dead