Untitled (Tar Tar Tar, Lead Lead Lead) Explained

Untitled
Year:1981
Medium:Acrylic, oilstick and metallic spray enamel on canvas
Movement:Neo-Expressionism
Height Metric:172.7
Length Metric:261.6
Museum:Private collection

Untitled_(Tar_Tar_Tar,_Lead_Lead_Lead) is a 1981 painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. It sold for $34.8 million at Christie's in May 2014.[1]

History

Executed in 1981, Untitled depicts a regal warrior surrounded by texts and graffiti imagery that marks his "transcendence from the leading figure on the underground art scene to the established world of international art stardom."[2] The year it was created, Basquiat had his first solo exhibition at Galleria d'Arte Emilio Mazzoli and Annina Nosei became his first art dealer.[3] [4] Describing his aesthetic, she said his paintings "had a quality you don't find on the walls of the street, a quality of poetry and a universal message of the sign. It was a bit immature, but very beautiful."[5] Nosei provided Basquiat with studio space in the basement of her gallery, along with paint and canvases as he worked towards his first American solo show. Art collector Anita Reiner, saw the painting while Basquiat was working on it and purchased it on the spot.[6] Reiner died in 2013, and the painting remained in the Reiner Family Collection until her heirs put it up for auction in 2014.[7] [8] It sold for $34.8 million at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in May 2014.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Capuchine. Milliot. May 14, 2014. Post-Sale Release: Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sales. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227124927/https://www.christies.com/about-us/press-archive/details?PressReleaseID=7237&lid=1&mob-is-app=false. 2021-02-27. 2021-01-16. Christie's. en.
  2. Web site: May 16, 2014. Basquiat, Bacon top auction list. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709024316/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/16/basquiat-bacon-top-auction-list/. 2023-07-09. 2021-01-16. The Spokesman.
  3. Web site: March 4, 2014. 'IT'S CULTURE OR IT'S NOT CULTURE': An Interview with Annina Nosei. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227003237/https://www.artsy.net/article/christies-its-culture-or-its-not-culture-an. 2021-02-27. 2021-01-16. Artsy. en.
  4. Web site: Maneker. Marion. June 8, 2018. Sotheby's Brings Basquiat Held in Italy for 35 Years to London. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115231202/https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2018/06/08/sothebys-brings-basquiat-held-in-italy-for-35-years-to-london/. 2021-01-15. 2021-01-16. Art Market Monitor. en-US.
  5. News: Metcalf. Story by Stephen. The Enigma of the Man Behind the $110 Million Painting. The Atlantic. 2021-01-16. 1072-7825. 2021-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212183605/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/jean-michel-basquiat-artist-or-celebrity/561728/. live.
  6. Web site: Maneker. Marion. April 10, 2014. Basquiat from the Basement at Annina Nosei on Block for $20m at Christie's. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304063147/https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2014/04/10/basquiat-from-the-basement-at-annina-nosei-on-block-for-20m-at-christies/. 2021-03-04. 2021-01-16. Art Market Monitor. en-US.
  7. Web site: A Tribute to Anita Reiner. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709024433/https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2014-10-13-tribute-anita-reiner. 2023-07-09. 2021-01-16. The Phillips Collection. en.
  8. News: Crow. Kelly. 2014-04-10. Warhol and Basquiat at New York Auctions in May. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-16. 0099-9660. 2023-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709024818/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304058204579493410633952446. live.

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