Irony of the Negro Policeman
1981 · Private collection
Basquiat was twenty-one and two years out of graffiti. His figure in a policeman's cap is penned in by a grid and scrawled words.
★ 6.1
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The Boxer
1982 · Private collection
Arms up in victory, built from slashing black and a blaze of color. Basquiat kept returning to Black athletes as heroes and as targets.
★ 5.7