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Undiscovered Genius - Unsigned Print by Jean-Michel Basquiat 2019 - MyArtBroker

Undiscovered Genius
Unsigned Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Screen print in colours on Somerset Satin paper. S. 55.9 x 76.2 cm. (22 x 30 in.). Executed in 2019 in an edition of 50. Signed by the Administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2021Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels - BelgiumUndiscovered Genius - Unsigned Print
October 2021Wright - United StatesUndiscovered Genius - Unsigned Print
December 2020Phillips Hong Kong - Hong KongUndiscovered Genius - Unsigned Print

Meaning & Analysis

From his Daros Suite series, Undiscovered Genius forms part of Basquiat’s deeply political oeuvre in the 1980s. Typical of his larger body of work, this piece draws attention to the two-faced exploitation and erasure of artistry among people of colour. While Basquait made direct references to prolific black figures like Marcus Garvey in other works in the series, Undiscovered Genius draws attention to an anonymous black musician holding a guitar.

Above the unidentified musician are the words ‘GRIOT BLUESMAN’. The word ‘griot’ in West Africa alludes to a singer who records the personal histories of individuals and groups through their music, and had a great influence on the blues genre in America. Given Basquiat’s own preoccupation with music, Undiscovered Genius therefore highlights the forgotten roots of the celebrated blues genre. Next to the focal guitarist figure, text reading ‘“VERSUS” THE DEVIL ⓒ’ prominently sits below a head watching the musician. Coupled with countless references to the Mississippi Delta (the birthplace of the blues) across the composition, Basquiat therefore shows the hypocrisy of the blues being called ‘the Devil’s music’.

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