Lot 143
Arteries of the Left Arm
Sold
$889,000
Est $800,000 - $1,200,000
Live Auction
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE, MORNING SESSION
ARTIST
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Size
63 x 59 in. (160 x 149.9 cm)
Description

Medium
acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas
Signature
Executed in 1983, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Literature
Galerie Enrico Navarra, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris, 2000, no. 5, pp. 156–157 (illustrated, p. 156)
Exhibited
Vienna, KunstHausWien, Jean-Michel Basquiat, February 11–May 2, 1999, p. 66 (illustrated) Kunzelsau, Museum Würth, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paintings and works on paper, October 6, 2001–January 2, 2002, pp. 70, 144 (illustrated, p. 70) Seoul, Lotte Museum of Art, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism and the Streets, October 2020–July 2021, p. 125 (illustrated)