Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Riddle Me This (2022) channels the unmistakable energy and urgency of the artist’s original visual language, bringing his iconic motifs into a bold, contemporary format. Charged with frenetic mark-making, fragmented text, and vividly expressive figures, the composition reflects Basquiat’s enduring exploration of identity, power, and cultural tension. Recurring symbols—crowns, skeletal forms, and cryptic phrases—interact across the surface in a dynamic visual rhythm, inviting both immediate impact and deeper intellectual engagement.

Rendered with striking immediacy and layered complexity, Riddle Me This captures the raw, improvisational spirit that defined Basquiat’s practice, while reinforcing his lasting influence on contemporary art and culture. Highly sought after by collectors, works of this nature embody the intersection of street energy and fine art sophistication, offering a compelling and culturally resonant addition to any serious collection.

Created in 2022, Jean-Michel Basquiat Riddle Me This, 2022, Riddle Me This, screenprint bears the signatures of Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, Administrators' of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat on verso as well as the stamps of The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. From the edition of 85 plus 5 AP, this work was published by Flatiron Editions.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Jean-Michel Basquiat Riddle Me This, 2022 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).

1. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, this Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.