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- Art expert:
Basquiat once defined his subject matter as “royalty, heroism and the streets.”
- Art expert:
Without a studio, Basquiat worked out of the basement of one of his first art dealers in 1981.
- Art expert:
Basquiat began his own graffiti career tagging the name “SAMO©” – standing for “Same Old Shit” –in 1977.
- Art expert:
Basquiat showed artistic inklings at a young age and made a children’s book at the age of seven.
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Provenance: DeSanctis Carr Fine Art
- Art expert:
Stamped, signed and dated by the estate on verso. Numbered lower edge. This work is from an edition of 85.
- Art expert:
Screenprint on paper.
44 1/2 x 40 in. (113 x 101.6 cm).
- Rome Pays Off
- Jean Michel Basquiat
- September 29 2007
- $9000 to $12000
- $26400
