Jean-Michel Basquiat M For Sale

About this work

Jean-Michel Basquiat remains one of the most consequential artists to emerge from the late twentieth century, his work commanding unprecedented attention at auction and in institutional collections worldwide. Rising from the New York street art scene alongside figures like Keith Haring, Basquiat brought a raw, intellectually charged visual language to contemporary art that addressed race, identity, colonialism, and the commodification of Black bodies with urgent, uncompromising clarity. His premature death in 1988 at age twenty-seven left a finite body of work that continues to shape conversations around Neo-Expressionism and the boundaries of fine art. This posthumous edition, released through the Basquiat Estate in 2026, presents a significant opportunity for collectors to acquire the artist's visual vocabulary in a carefully produced screenprint format. Printed on Saunders Waterford paper—a substrate chosen for its archival quality and ability to hold the dense layering characteristic of Basquiat's aesthetic—the work maintains the gestural intensity and symbolic density that define his most recognized compositions. At sixty by forty-eight inches, the scale allows for full engagement with the artist's distinctive integration of text, figuration, and abstracted mark-making. The edition of eighty-five positions this print within a limited release structure that balances accessibility with collectibility. Estate-authorized editions have demonstrated consistent performance on the secondary market, reflecting sustained institutional and private demand for Basquiat's work across all media. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this print from our New York gallery. For acquisition inquiries, please contact the gallery directly.