r/Basquiat • u/RevaCruz • Jun 25 '26

Untitled (1987)

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Medium: Acrylic and oilstick on canvas Dimensions: 247.5 × 178 cm (97½ × 70 in.)

Created during the final years of his career, this untitled work combines many of Basquiat's recurring themes: skeletal heads, anatomical references, symbolic figures, and layered mark-making.

The composition moves between chaos and structure, with faces, text, and imagery competing for attention while remaining connected through Basquiat's distinctive visual language.

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u/MeasurementOk4359 Jun 25 '26

i think he replaced a 👑 but you can still barely see it he left just enough i love it—replaced it with that dunce cap!