JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ESTATE RARE POP ART POSTCARDS BOXED SET OF 25

Description: THIS RARE JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ESTATE 25 POP ART POSTCARDS BOXED SET IS A VERY RARE COMPLETE BOXED SET OF 25 FAMOUS ARTWORKS OF THE WORLD FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTIST JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT. THIS SPECIAL BOXED SET OF POSTCARDS IS PRINTED BY FOTOLIO WITH THE LICENSED AUTHORIZED RIGHTS OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN MICHEL BASQUAIT. IT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY SATIN FINISH PAPER STOCK. THE 25 POSTCARDS ARE INCLOSED IN A 2 PART HARD PAPERBOARD SLIP CASE PROTECTIVE BOX. THE ORIGINAL ARTWORKS THAT ARE FEATURED IN THIS SET OF POSTCARDS ARE BY THE ARTIST JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT. JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT ( 1960 - 1988 ) WAS BORN TO 2 HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS IN BROOKLYN NY IN 1960. HIS EARLY CREATIVE CAREER WAS AS THE STREET GRAFFITI ARTIST NICK NAMED " SAMO" IN THE LATE 1970'S ON NEW YORK CITY'S LOWER EAST SIDE. BY THE EARLY 1980'S WITH THE HELP OF HIS FRIEND ANDY WARHOL BASQUIAT BEGAN TO MAKE HIS EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AESTHETICALLY ARRESTING NEO EXPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS. IN 1992 THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART DID A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF THE LIFE WORKS OF THIS GREAT AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND MASTER OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY. HIS WORK FOCUSED ON SUGGESTIVE DICHOTOMIES SUCH AS WEALTH VS POVERTY, INTEGRATION VS SEGREGATION, AND INNER VS OUTER EXPERIENCE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. HE APPROPRIATED POETRY, DRAWING, PAINTING, & MARRIED TEXT AND IMAGE WITH ABSTRACTION AND FIGURATION. BASQUIATS WORKS HAD STRONG SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND DEEPER TRUTHS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE POWER STRUCTURES OF RACISM, AND CRITICISM OF COLONIALISM AND SUPPORT FOR CLASS STRUGGLES. THIS RARE BOXED SET IS PRINTED IN 2015, NOW OUT OF PRINT AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE. EACH POSTCARD MEASURES 6" W X 4 1/4" H. THE COMPLETE BOXED SET IS IN NEW MINT CONDITION. THEY HAVE EVER BEEN USED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. THEY ARE NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

End Time: 2024-02-10T15:45:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18 USD