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Auction Statistics
Unlike Keith Haring, or Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat was never a prolific print-maker, he only did a few while he was alive on the anatomical subject. Most of the prints sold at auction are prints released by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat after his death.
It is only the beginning of an auction market for Basquiat prints.
As of 25 October 2023, 35 prints sold at auction since 1 January 2023, for a total turnover of USD 2,556,463.
2023 Auction Statistics
Turnover: USD 2,556,463
# Lots: 35
# Lots unsold: 5
Sell-Through Rate: 88%
Anatomy, 1982
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 July 2023
Estimated: USD 5,000 – 7,000
USD 40,640
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Thyroid, from Anatomy
Screen-print on Arches 88 wove paper
Signed in pencil Jean-Michel Basquiat (lower right)
This impression is presumably from the edition of 18 plus seven artist’s proofs
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Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 6,000 – 8,000
USD 13,970
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Ligaments of the Elbow, from Anatomy, 1982
Screen-print in black on Arches paper
From the edition of 18 (there were also 7 artist’s proofs in Roman numerals)
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Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 12,000 – 18,000
USD 35,560
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
RGT Clavicle; and 3 Views of the Shoulder Joint Opened, from Anatomy, 1982
Two screen-prints in black on Arches paper
Both from the editions of 18 (there were also 7 artist’s proofs in Roman numerals)
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Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 53,440
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Femur, Vertical Median; Male Pelvis; Lateral View; and Three Different Conditions of Biceps Muscle, from Anatomy, 1982
Four screen-prints in black on Arches paper
All from the editions of 18 (there were also 7 artist’s proofs in Roman numerals)
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Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 60,960
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Anterior View; Right Humerus; Female Pelvis; and Posterior View, from Anatomy, 1982
Four screen-prints in black on Arches paper
All from the editions of 18 (there were also 7 artist’s proofs in Roman numerals)
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Heritage Auctions: 19 April 2022
Estimated: USD 8,000 – 12,000
USD 21,250
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Posterior View, from Anatomy, 1982
Screen-print on Arches 88 paper
Signed in pencil along lower edge
From the edition of 18
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Christie’s New-York: 22 October 2021
Estimated: USD 8,000 – 12,000
USD 9,375
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
The Scapula, from Anatomy, 1982
Screen-print on Arches 88 paper
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Christie’s New-York: 22 October 2021
Estimated: USD 8,000 – 12,000
USD 10,625
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Head of the Mandible, from Anatomy, 1982
Screen-print on Arches 88 paper
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Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2017
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 500,000
USD 372,500
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Anatomy: 18 prints, 1982
The complete set of 18 screen-prints on Arches 88 wove paper
Each signed in pencil and numbered [1-18]/2 on the verso, from the edition of 18
Estate Portfolio II, 2004
1. Cabeza
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 82,550 / USD 100,413
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Cabeza, from Portfolio II, 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolor paper
Numbered in pencil 26/85 and with the stamped Certificate of Authenticity signed in pencil and dated verso by Gerard Basquiat, the executor of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate
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Sotheby’s New-York: 19 April 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 107,950
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Cabeza, 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolor paper
Inscribed in pencil HC 13/20
Signed in pencil on the Estate stamp on the verso and dated by Gerard Basquiat
The administrator of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
This impression is one of 20 hors commerce impressions aside from the numbered edition of 85
2. Charles The First
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 60,960 / USD 74,151
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Charles the First, from Portfolio II, 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolour paper
Numbered in pencil 26/85 and with the stamped Certificate of Authenticity signed in pencil and dated verso by Gerard Basquiat, the executor of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate
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Artcurial: 8 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 40,000 – 60,000
EUR 70,848 / USD 76,369
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Charles the First, 1982 / 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolor paper
Justified “HC 7 / 20”
Signed and dated on the reverse by Gerard Basquiat
3. Rome Pays Off
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 50,800 / USD 61,792
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Rome Pays Off, from Portfolio II, 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolor paper
Numbered in pencil 26/85 and with the stamped Certificate of Authenticity signed in pencil and dated verso by Gerard Basquiat, the executor of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate
4. Jawbone of an Ass
Sotheby’s London: 26 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 50,000
GBP 57,150 / USD 69,517
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Jawbone of an Ass, from Portfolio II, 2004
Screen-print in colors on Saunders Hot Press watercolour paper
Numbered in pencil 26/85 and with the stamped Certificate of Authenticity signed in pencil and dated verso by Gerard Basquiat, the executor of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate
Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 1983-2015
Sotheby’s New-York: 24 October 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 88,900
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 2015
Screen-print in colors on museum board
Numbered 6/60
Signed in pencil on the Estate stamp on the verso and dated by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Sotheby’s New-York: 19 April 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 95,250
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars
Screen-print in colors on museum board
Numbered 15/60
Signed in pencil on the Estate stamp on the verso and dated by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
This impression is number 15 from the edition of 60
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Phillips New-York: 22 October 2022
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 90,000
USD 81,900
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars, 1983/2015
Monumental screen-print in colors on Museum Board
Numbered 60/60 in pencil on the front
Signed, dated ’10/5/15′ and further numbered 60/60 in pencil by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux (Administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat) on the Estate stamped label affixed to the reverse
Flexible, 1984/2016
Flexible is the print that sold the most at auction.
Phillips New-York: 26 October 2023
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 127,000
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Flexible, 1984/2016
Screenprint in colors, on heavy wove paper
Numbered 4/85 in pencil on the front
Signed and dated ‘5/13/16’ by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux in pencil
(The artist’s sisters and administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat)
On a Certificate of Authenticity affixed to the reverse
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Christie’s online: 19 July 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 126,000
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Flexible, 2016
Screen-print in colors on museum board
Signed and dated ‘5/13/16’ by the Basquiat Foundation administrators in pencil
With the artist’s estate stamps on a label on the reverse
Annotated ‘BAT’ (a bon à tier proof, the edition was 85, plus fifteen artist’s proofs)
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Sotheby’s Singapore: 2 July 2023
Estimated: SGD 70,000 – 100,000
SGD 381,000 / USD 281,742
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Flexible, 1984-2016
Screen-print on museum board
Numbered HC 4/15 (lower right)
Signed Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux (certificate of authenticity)
Hors commerce number 4 from an edition of 85, plus 15 artist’s proofs
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Phillips New-York: 21 June 2023
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 90,000
USD 88,900
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Flexible, 1984/2016
Screen-print in colors, on heavy wove paper, with full margins.
Numbered ‘AP 9/15’ in pencil on the front (an artist’s proof, the edition was 85)
Signed and dated ‘5/13/16’ by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux in pencil
(The artist’s sisters and administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat)
on a Certificate of Authenticity affixed to the reverse
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Phillips Hong-Kong: 25 May 2023
Estimated: HKD 450,000 – 650,000
HKD 533,400 / USD 68,081
AFTER JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988)
Flexible, 1984/2016
Screen-print in colors on heavy wove paper with full margins
Numbered ‘AP 10/15’ lower right
An artist’s proof 10 from an edition of 85 plus 15 artist’s proofs
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Signed, numbered and dated by administrators of the Estate
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SBI Art Auction: 11 March 2023
Estimated: JPY 7,000,000 – 13,000,000
JPY 21,275,000 / USD 157,544 (incl. Premium)
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Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 14 September 2022
Estimated: HKD 400,000 – 600,000
HKD 1,008,000 / USD 128,427
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960 – 1988)
Flexible, 1984/2016a
Screen-print on museum board
Numbered HC 5/15
Signed by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux on the certified label affixed to the reverse
Hors commerce number 5 from an edition of 85, plus 15 artist’s proofs
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