JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT -- A 1980s SIGNED ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON

WELCOME TO OUR ART-MODERNE WINTER AUCTION !!! JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988) AN ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS ("MOVIE STAR GANGSTA") Circa early-1980s SIGNED: SAMO & JMB (JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT) (Estimated Value: US$ 250,000 to US$ 350,000+) Now HUGELY REDUCED in our CLEARANCE SALE !!! NEW YORK -based 1980s art-star and former Graffiti -artist JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT was born in Brooklyn , New York , on December 22, 1960 . With a Haitian-American father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat's diverse cultural heritage was one of his many sources of inspiration. A self-taught artist, Basquiat began drawing at an early age on sheets of paper his father, an accountant, brought home from the office. As he delved deeper into his creative side, his mother strongly encouraged him to pursue his artistic talents. Basquiat first attracted attention for his graffiti in New York City in the late-1970s , under the name " SAMO ." Working with a close friend, he tagged subway trains and Manhattan buildings with cryptic aphorisms . In 1977 , Basquiat quit high school a year before he was slated to graduate. To make ends meet, he sold sweatshirts and postcards featuring his artwork on the streets of his native New York . Three years of struggle gave way to fame in 1980 , when his work was featured in a group show. His work and style received critical acclaim for the fusion of words, symbols, stick figures, and animals . Soon, his paintings came to be adored by an art-loving public that had no problem paying as much as $50,000 to $100,000 or more for a Basquiat original. His rise coincided with the emergence of a new art movement, Neo-Expressionism , ushering in a wave of new, young and experimental artists that included Julian Schnabel and Susan Rothenberg . In the mid-1980s , Basquiat collaborated with famed pop artist Andy Warhol , which resulted in a show of their work that featured a series of corporate logos and cartoon characters . A heroin-addict , Basquiat died of a drug overdose on August 12, 1988 , in New York City . He was only 27 years old . Although his art career was brief, Jean-Michel Basquiat has been credited with bringing the African-American and Latino experience to the elite international art-world . His large-scale acrylic paintings on canvas now often command prices well into the many millions of dollars. THE PAINTING This is a unique NEO-EXPRESSIONIST work in ACRYLIC PAINT, with some OIL-STICK, on CANVAS.  It is a TWO-PANEL DOUBLE-CANVAS, each on separate sets of stretchers but intended to display side-to side, as shown (the painted image flows from the left canvas directly onto the right canvas). Entitled: "MOVIE STAR GANGSTA" It is a superb  ORIGINAL PAINTING on CANVAS featuring TWO HEADS with HANDWRITTEN (PAINTED) TEXT. Each painted canvas panel measures: 20" x 16" ( 51 cm cm x 40 1/2 cm) . The TOTAL PAINTING AREA of the two canvases together , measures: 20" high x 32" long (51 cm x 81 cm). The white wood, "deep-dish" gallery frame measures: 33 1/2" x 21 1/2" (85 1/2 cm x 55 1/2 cm).  So, quite a LARGE PAINTING overall. It is SIGNED as follows: SAMO , both on the FRONT and on the VERSO , in various areas. Also, SIGNED as JMB , once on the FRONT and twice on the VERSO . Various Basquiat "CROWNS" are depicted as well. Not dated, estimated to be from the  early-1980s, during the time Basquiat was transitioning from using his Graffiti name, "SAMO," to his real name. This may be why the stack of "SAMOs" on the VERSO are crossed out by Basquiat. The painting is absolutely an ORIGINAL PAINTED WORK on canvas; NOT a print or lithograph or any other kind of reproduction. PLEASE NOTE : Under eBay's rules and regulations we have to sell this original painting as in the manner of, or in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat, as there were no official or recognized COAs or gallery documents attached when we acquired the work. Hence, although all aspects feel correct, it must be offered for sale on eBay, as is, in Jean-Michel Basquiat's style. In VERY GOOD CONDITION. This RARE BASQUIAT ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING is now around 40 YEARS OLD. REDUCED massively to way below  normal market values! These Basquiat acrylic paintings on canvas are the most collectible of the paintings that Jean-Michel Basquiat made, second only to his super-large works on canvas ---which are valued at prices far, far in excess of these medium-format canvas paintings. This is a BUY-IT-NOW DISCOUNTED SALE PRICE ITEM !!! Also with the option to make a BEST OFFER if you prefer! Serious buyers, please e-mail us for the PROVENANCE. * Please view our OTHER MODERNIST ARTWORKS in our WINTER SALE !!! With FREE SHIPPING for this original signed work if you are in the mainland United States and REDUCED shipping throughout the rest of the world. * We also offer terrific overseas combined shipping discounts when you buy more than one item in our SALE --- Please ask us ! The artwork will be securely shipped worldwide (with the exception of the African continent), wrapped and fully protected with stiff boards in a 3-dimensional padded box, via trackable FedEx Air International . (And via trackable UPS Ground for the mainland United States.) OUR SALE HAS OUR LOWEST DISCOUNTED PRICES !!! Please view our other DISCOUNTED fine-art auctions and sales now running on eBay this week. Thank you! For your security, we ship all artwork via UPS or FedEx or USPS Priority Mail, to be signed-for, insured, and instantly trackable throughout the world. 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