Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits
Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits | |
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Artist | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Year | 1982 |
Medium | Acrylic, oil paintstick and paper collage on canvas |
Movement | Neo-expressionism |
Dimensions | 183.3 cm × 213.2 cm (72.2 in × 83.9 in) |
Owner | The Schorr Family Collection |
Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982.
Analysis
Jean-Michel Basquiat primarily used texts as reference sources for his artwork.[1] He drew inspiration from the medical book Gray's Anatomy, which had been given to him by his mother as a child while he recovered from a car accident in the hospital.[2] Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits references Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings of body parts and graphic notations. Basquiat brought symbolism into this work with a depiction of African American folk hero John Henry on the lower left.[3] Among the scattering of words written across a white collage, Basquiat's signature three crown motif appears three times. This painting "is almost a summary or encyclopedia of his work," said curator Kelly Baum.[4]
Exhibitions
Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits was exhibited at the Fun Gallery in the East Village of Manhattan in 1982.[1] The painting is owned by Herb and Lenore Schorr. In 2015, it was loaned to the Princeton University Art Museum in Princeton, New Jersey for the exhibition Collecting Contemporary, 1960–2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection.[3]
See also
- List of paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat
- 1982 in art
References
- ^ a b Saggese, Jordana Moore (2021-03-02). The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader: Writings, Interviews, and Critical Responses. Univ of California Press. pp. 25, 171. ISBN 978-0-520-30515-1.
- ^ Hoban, Phoebe (September 26, 1988). "Samo Is Dead". New York Magazine: 39.
- ^ a b Purcell, Janet (2015-07-01). "Fine Arts: Princeton U. Art Museum displaying extensive Schorr collection". nj. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ Gorce, Tammy La (2015-06-26). "Contemporary Art From a Generous Couple". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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- Basquiat (1996)
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