| The Guilt of Gold Teeth | |
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| Artist | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| Year | 1982 |
| Medium | Acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas |
| Movement | Neo-expressionism |
| Dimensions | 240 cm× 421.3 cm(94 1/2 in× 165 7/8 in) |
The Guilt of Gold Teeth is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The painting, which depicts Baron Samedi, sold for $40 million at Christie's in November 2021. [1]
The Guilt of Gold Teeth was created Jean-Michel Basquiat during his second stay in Modena, Italy, as his star was rapidly ascending. [2] Basquiat had a planned show at Emilio Mazzoli's gallery in Modena in March 1982. Feeling exploited, the show was cancelled because Basquiat was pressured to churn out eight canvases in one week. [3] He severed ties with Mazzoli and his New York dealer Annina Nosei shortly thereafter. [4]
The painting—which measures almost 14 feet across—features Baron Samedi, chief of the Gede family of lwa in Haitian Vodou, responsible for accepting individuals into death and resurrection. [5] The keeper of death's iconography includes a black top hat and long black coat, and his face painted like a skull. [6] Basquiat, whose father was from Haiti, also portrayed Baron Samedi in his 1987 painting Después de unPuño. [7]
The Guilt of Gold Teeth was sold at Sotheby's for $387,500 in 1998. [8] In November 2021, it sold for $40 million at Christie's 21st Century Art Evening Sale in New York.
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