Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Red Skull (1982)

The human head was Jean-Michel Basquiat’s obsession. Painted in 1982, the year that catapulted the artist to stardom, Red Skull is a powerful expression of his most important motif, set ablaze in primal, technicolour glory. The work is one of around five major known skull paintings executed during this pivotal year. Find out more: http://ift.tt/2kbSlSP -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: http://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: http://ift.tt/2elCafM