Created in 1983/2024, 'Odours of Punt' by Jean-Michel Basquiat is a screenprint in the artist's signature style. This exquisite piece was released posthumously in a limited edition of only 60 in existence. Stamped and dated by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, the artist’s sisters and administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The artwork comes framed in a custom-made museum quality glossy lacquer white frame and is finished with premium non-glare UV protective glass. The framed dimensions measure approx: 84 x 42 x 2 in. / 213.4 x 106.7 x 5.1 cm.
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York Gallery scene. The gestural marks and expressive nature of his work not only aligned him with the street art of Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, but also the neo-expressionists Julian Schnabel and David Salle. Basquiat expressed seemingly boundless creative energy, producing approximately a thousand paintings and two thousand drawings. Across his oeuvre, Basquiat drew on his own Caribbean heritage; a convergence of African American, African, and Aztec cultural histories; classical themes; and pop cultural figures including athletes and musicians. The immediacy and intellectual depth of his paintings won him widespread acclaim both before and after his untimely death at the age of 27.