Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled (Pestus), 1982
Acrylic · Paper
Phillips · Oct 16, 2025£2,374,000 ≈ $3,187,570 ≈ €2,736,346Sign up free to see price
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Ancient Scientist
Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960–1988) · 1984
HK$58,330,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,525,153≈ £5,595,742≈ €6,193,032
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic, oilstick, Xerox and paper collage on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'JMB "ANCIENT SCIENTIST" 1984' on the reverse · Jean-Michel Basquiat signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 167.7 x 154 cm. (66 x 60 5/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction (HK010320)
- Date
- December 3, 2020
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Lot
- 7
- Estimate
- HK$50,000,000 – HK$70,000,000 (≈ $6,450,500 – $9,030,700) (≈ £4,796,624 – £6,715,274) (≈ €5,308,617 – €7,432,063)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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