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Untitled (Devil's head)

Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960–1988) · 1987

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 (≈ £2,413,904 – £4,023,173) (≈ €2,803,214 – €4,672,024)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Initialed and dated "JMB '87" on the overlap · Jean-Michel Basquiat signature
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
48 x 40 in. (121.9 x 101.6 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010716)
Date
November 16, 2016
Location
New York
Lot
24
Estimate
$3,000,000 – $5,000,000 (≈ £2,413,904 – £4,023,173) (≈ €2,803,214 – €4,672,024)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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