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Ax to grind

Ax to grind

Jean-Michel Basquiat (in 1983)

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Title Ax to grind
Material and technique Red chalk on paper
Object type
Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 56 cm
Height 38,5 cm
Artists Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Accession number 3798 (MK)
Credits Acquisition unknown
Department Modern Art
Creation date in 1983
Entitled parties © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2022
Material
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Geographical origin The United States of America > North America > America

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

New York 1960 - New York 1988

Jean Michel Basquiat's mother was Puerto Rican and his father was of Haitian descent. In 1977, Basquiat began spraying graffiti on the walls of Manhattan, where...

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