La Hara is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. The artwork, which depicts a skeletal police officer, sold for $35 million at Christie's in May 2017.[1]
Jean-Michel Basquiat painted La Hara in 1981, a pivotal moment when he transitioned from street artist to an art world sensation. He began working in the basement of Annina Nosei's gallery in SoHo where La Hara was executed. Basquiat's early paintings from this period are considered his most valuable.[2]
Analysisedit
La Hara is one of the few works of white men painted by Basquiat. The artwork depicts a menacing white skeletal figure wearing a peaked cap against a red background. Basquiat incorporates vivid colors and diagrams throughout the painting. The word "LA HARA" is written multiple times on the left side of the figure. Drawing from his Puerto Rican culture, la hara derives from the Nuyorican term la jara, slang for police, which is a play on the Irish surname O'Hara.[3] O'Hara was considered a common surname for New York police officers during the 1940s and 1950s.[4] The bottom of the painting is gray with steel jail cell bars.
Exhibitionsedit
The painting first appeared at auction when it sold at Sotheby's for $341,000 in 1989.[5] It was later sold privately to American businessman and art collector Steve Cohen.[5] The artwork sold for $35 million at Christie's post-war and contemporary art auction in May 2017, which exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $28 million.[1][6]
La Hara has been exhibited at major art institutions worldwide, which include:
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April 11, 2024
hara, painting, created, american, artist, jean, michel, basquiat, 1981, artwork, which, depicts, skeletal, police, officer, sold, million, christie, 2017, year1981mediumacrylic, oilstick, wood, panelmovementneo, expressionismdimensions180, locationprivate, co. La Hara is a painting created by American artist Jean Michel Basquiat in 1981 The artwork which depicts a skeletal police officer sold for 35 million at Christie s in May 2017 1 La HaraYear1981MediumAcrylic and oilstick on wood panelMovementNeo expressionismDimensions180 cm 121 3 cm 72 in 47 75 in LocationPrivate collection Contents 1 History 2 Analysis 3 Exhibitions 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editJean Michel Basquiat painted La Hara in 1981 a pivotal moment when he transitioned from street artist to an art world sensation He began working in the basement of Annina Nosei s gallery in SoHo where La Hara was executed Basquiat s early paintings from this period are considered his most valuable 2 Analysis editLa Hara is one of the few works of white men painted by Basquiat The artwork depicts a menacing white skeletal figure wearing a peaked cap against a red background Basquiat incorporates vivid colors and diagrams throughout the painting The word LA HARA is written multiple times on the left side of the figure Drawing from his Puerto Rican culture la hara derives from the Nuyorican term la jara slang for police which is a play on the Irish surname O Hara 3 O Hara was considered a common surname for New York police officers during the 1940s and 1950s 4 The bottom of the painting is gray with steel jail cell bars Exhibitions editThe painting first appeared at auction when it sold at Sotheby s for 341 000 in 1989 5 It was later sold privately to American businessman and art collector Steve Cohen 5 The artwork sold for 35 million at Christie s post war and contemporary art auction in May 2017 which exceeded the pre sale estimate of 28 million 1 6 La Hara has been exhibited at major art institutions worldwide which include Avanguadria Transavanguardia on the Aurelian Walls from Porta Metronia to Porta Latina in Rome Italy April July 1982 7 Jean Michel Basquiat Peinture dessin ecriture at Musee Galerie de la Seita in Paris France 1993 7 Summer Exhibition at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York June August 1996 7 The Jean Michel Basquiat Show at Fondazione La Triennale di Milano in Italy September 2006 January 2007 7 Basquiat at Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland May September 2010 8 Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris October 2010 January 2011 9 Jean Michel Basquiat at Gagosian Gallery in New York February April 2013 10 Jean Michel Basquiat Now s the Time at Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto Canada February April 2015 11 Basquiat s Defacement The Untold Story at Guggenheim Museum in New York June November 2019 12 See also editList of paintings by Jean Michel BasquiatReferences edit a b Crow Kelly 2017 05 18 Christie s Sale Soars as Collectors Sink Fortunes Into Art Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Archived from the original on 2019 09 23 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Ruiz Cristina October 4 2017 The market boom for Basquiat The Art Newspaper Archived from the original on 2020 11 27 Retrieved 2020 09 28 I Don t Think the Cop Is My Friend So say many of New Year s Puerto Ricans accusing the police of prejudice and brutality And the police report why don t they learn their responsibilities as citizens The New York Times March 29 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 2023 07 09 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Kazakina Katya April 7 2017 Steven Cohen Is Selling His 28 Million Basquiat Cop Painting Bloomberg Archived from the original on 2021 05 11 Retrieved 2020 09 28 a b Christie s Will Sell a Basquiat From Steve Cohen for 28M artnet News April 10 2017 Archived from the original on 2020 09 21 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Maneker Marion June 9 2017 What We Need to See Next In the Basquiat Market Art Market Monitor Archived from the original on 2020 10 25 Retrieved 2020 09 28 a b c d Jean Michel Basquiat 1960 1988 La Hara Christie s Archived from the original on 2020 04 19 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Jean Michel Basquiat at Fondation Beyeler www artforum com Archived from the original on 2020 10 11 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Basquiat Musee d Art Moderne de Paris Archived from the original on 2018 05 21 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Jean Michel Basquiat 555 West 24th Street New York February 7 April 6 2013 Gagosian 2018 04 12 Archived from the original on 2020 12 22 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Parsons Lee May 8 2015 Jean Michel Basquiat at the Art Gallery of Ontario Graffiti fame and the art market World Socialist Web Site Archived from the original on 2020 11 30 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Basquiat s Defacement The Untold Story Guggenheim Museum Artsy www artsy net Archived from the original on 2020 10 13 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Hara amp oldid 1210697531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
