Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Profit I". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1983. Dimensions: Overall size: 4 x 7 5/16 in. (102 x 186 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. Very light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce, rare signed, and seldom seen. No auction records located. Issued for the opening night exhibition of "New York Now" at the Kunstverein Munchen, Munich, Germany (the exhibition ran from February 2nd to March 6th 1983 and also traveled to Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany - this exhibition ran from July 22nd to September 4th). Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution and they went fast. Published by Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany. Printed by Reprotechnik Hannover. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris, ARS, New York. [28718-2-400] |