Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Title: Undiscovered Genius
Size: 30 × 22 inches
Medium: Screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford
Edition: of 50
Year: 1982 / 2019
Notes: Conceived in 1982-1983 and printed in 2019. Screenprint in colors. From the edition of 50. Stamped and signed by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, the artist’s sisters and administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Custom Framed.
About: Jean-Michel Basquiat's Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta (1983) that addresses African American history, racism, and inequality. Featuring imagery of cotton farming, slavery auctions, and Mark Twain, along with animals like rats and cows. Combining abstract expressionism with symbolic phrases, it stands as one of Basquiat's most iconic works. Displayed in major retrospectives at the Whitney Museum, Serpentine Gallery, and Brooklyn Museum, the original painting sold for $23.7 million at a 2014 Sotheby's auction. Basquiat’s works are known for their emotional depth and exploration of profound social themes.