Two Basquiat paintings head to auction at Blackwell Auctions
Blackwell Auctions will offer two Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings on June 27, 2026. Both works were previously exhibited in 2002 at Ikon Ltd. in Los Angeles. One painting features recurring Basquiat symbols: a tuxedo-clad penguin with a top hat and a figure with one arm raised, riddled with arrows. The work bears thematic similarities to his mural-sized piece “The dingoes that park their brains with their gum” and to “Chop Suey.” The painting is signed boldly on the verso.
Key facts
- Two Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings will be auctioned by Blackwell Auctions on June 27, 2026.
- Both paintings were exhibited in 2002 at Ikon Ltd. in Los Angeles.
- One painting includes a tuxedo-clad penguin with a top hat and a figure with one arm raised, riddled with arrows.
- The painting has thematic similarities to Basquiat's mural-sized work 'The dingoes that park their brains with their gum' and to 'Chop Suey.'
- The painting is signed boldly on the verso.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Blackwell Auctions
- Ikon Ltd.
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States