The following is a list of significant artworks by the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), who played a historic role in the rise of street art and neo-expressionism.
During his short yet productive career, Basquiat created more than 600 paintings and 1,500 drawings. He started creating sculptures and mixed media works in 1979. In 1980, he abandoned his graffiti tag SAMO and focused on his career as a painter. The first painting he sold, Cadillac Moon (1981), was purchased by singer Debbie Harry for $200 in 1981. The top three Basquiat paintings at auction all date to 1982, which is considered his most valuable year. At a Sotheby's auction in 2017, Untitled (1982), sold for $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased and setting a new record high for an American artist at auction. From 1984 to 1985, Basquiat and American pop artist Andy Warhol merged their contrasting painting methods to create a series of collaborative artworks.
Paintings and drawings {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Medium !Dimensions !data-sort-type=text | Record price !Owner |- | rowspan="2" |1980 |Untitled (Car Crash) |Acrylic and oilstick on burlap |41 × 70 1/2 in |$2 million (2008) |Private collection |- |Minor Success |Acrylic, oil stick and gold paint on mirror and wood |43 1/4 × 22 3/8 in |$2.9 million (2020) |Private collection |- | rowspan="25" |1981 |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick, pencil, spray paint, paper collage on wood |48 × 30 in |$4 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canvas |78 1/2 × 72 in |$14.6 million (2007) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |50 × 119 in |$11.9 million (2023) |Private collection |- |World Crown |Acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canva |48 × 56 in |$11.4 million (2015) |Private collection |- |Masque |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |56 1/2 × 50 1/2 in |$4.6 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Pork |Acrylic, oil, oilstick on glass and wooden door with metal hinges |83 1/4 × 33 7/8 in |$6.8 million (2016) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Julius Caesar on Gold) |Gold paint, acrylic and oilstick on canvas |50 × 50 in |$6.9 million (2013) |Giancarlo Giammetti |- |Self-Portrait |Acrylic, oil, oilstick, paper collage on 3 hinged wooden panels |40 × 70 in |$4.7 million (2016) |Private collection |- |La Hara |Acrylic and oilstick on wood panel |72 × 47 3/4 in |$35 million (2017) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick on canvas |50 1/2 × 88 in |$9.1 million (2014) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Tar Tar Tar, Lead Lead Lead) |Acrylic, oilstick and metallic spray enamel on canvas |68 × 103 in |$34.8 million (2014) |Private collection |- |The Field Next to the Other Road |Acrylic, spray enamel, oilstick, metallic paint and ink on canvas |87 × 158 in |$37.1 million (2015) |Jose Mugrabi |- |Untitled (Fishing) |Oilstick, acrylic and spray enamel on canvas |78 × 68 in |$26.4 million (2012) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canvas |78 1/2 × 72 in |$20.1 million (2012) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick, and spray paint on wood |73 1/2 × 49 1/2 in |$16.3 million (2012) |Private collection |- |The Ring |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |60 × 48 in |$15 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Fallen Angel) |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |66 × 78 in |$11.2 million (2008) |Private collection |- |Irony of Negro Policeman |Acrylic and oilstick on wood |72 × 48 in |$12.6 million (2012) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick and Xerox on wood |48 × 30 in |$4.8 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Number 4 |Acrylic, oilstick, and paper collage on canvas |65.7 × 54 in |N/A |Andre Sakhai |- |Cadillac Moon |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |63 3/4 in × 67 3/4 in |N/A |Private collection |- |New York, New York |Acrylic, oilstick, spray paint, and paper collage on canvas |50 1/2 × 89 in |$10.8 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Skull) |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |81 × 69 1/4 in |N/A |The Broad museum |- | Red Kings | Acrylic on wood and glass | 32 × 37 in | $6,000,000 (2024) | Private collection |- |Bird on Money |Acrylic and oil on canvas |66 × 90 in |N/A |Rubell Family Collection |- | rowspan="2" |1981–82 |Untitled (Electric Chair) |Acrylic, gold spray paint and oilstick on canvas |66 × 96 1/4 in |$11.8 million (2007) |Private collection |- |Cabra |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |60 1/4 × 60 1/2 in |$11 million (2017) |Guggenheim Abu Dhabi |- | rowspan="90" |1982 |Warrior |Acrylic and oilstick on wood panel |72 × 48 in |$41.8 million (2021) |Private collection |- |Self-Portrait as a Heel |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |96 × 61 1/2 in |$42 million (2023) |Private collection |- |Baby Boom |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |49 × 84 in |$1.6 million (2001) |Brant Foundation |- |Untitled (Pestus) |Acrylic and oilstick on paper |45 × 71 7/8 in |$2.9 million (2020) |Private collection |- |Three Delegates |Acrylic, oilstick and collage on canvas |60 × 60 in |$6.7 million (2015) |Private collection |- |Crisis X |Acrylic, oilstick and collage on canvas |60 × 60 in |$2.5 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Ribs Ribs |Oilstick on paper |97 × 95 3/4 in |$5.1 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Bronze |Acrylic, gold paint and oil stick on canvas with wooden supports |60 × 60 in |$6.6 million (2017) |Private collection |- |Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King |Acrylic, oilstick and marker on canvas with wood supports |72 × 72 3/8 in |$11.5 million (2020) |Private collection |- |Crown Hotel (Mona Lisa Black Background) |Acrylic and paper collage on canvas mounted on a cross frame |48 13/16 × 85 in |$7.4 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Oilstick and graphite on paper |27 5/8 × 38 7/8 in |$4.5 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Mater |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |72 × 84 in |$5.8 million (2009) |Private collection |- |Rape of the Roman Torsos |Acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas |84 × 54 in |$2.1 million (2011) |Private collection |- |Equals Pi |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |72 × 72 in |$15–20 million |Tiffany & Co. |- |Charles the First |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas, triptych |78 × 62 in |N/A |Private collection |- |Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits |Acrylic, oil paintstick and paper collage on canvas |72.2 in × 83.9 in |N/A |Schorr Family Collection |- |Beef Ribs Longhorn |Acrylic, oilstick, and paper collage on canvas with wood supports |60 × 60 in |N/A |The Broad museum |- |Obnoxious Liberals |Acrylic, oilstick, and spray paint on canvas |68 × 102 in |N/A |The Broad museum |- |Il Duce |Acrylic, oilstick on canvas |60 × 60 in |$14.9 million (2022) |Private collection |- |The Guilt of Gold Teeth |Acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas |94 1/2 × 165 7/8 in |$40 million (2021) |Private collection |- |Red Warrior |Acrylic and oil stick on linen |77 × 78 in |$20.9 million (2021) |Private collection |- |Versus Medici |Acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on three joined canvases |84 1/4 × 54 1/4 in |$50.8 million (2021) |Private collection |- |Multiflavors |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas with tied wood supports |60 1/2 × 61in |$16.6 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Profit I |Acrylic and spray paint on canvas |86 1/2 × 157 1/2 in |$5.5 million (2002) |Private collection |- |Offensive Orange |Acrylic and oilstick on wood, in two parts |71 7/8 × 96 in |$3 million (2004) |Private collector |- |Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face) |Acrylic, spray paint, oilstick and Xerox collage on panel |72 × 48 in |$30.2 million (2021) |Private collection |- |Sugar Ray Robinson |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |59 7/8 × 48 1/4 in |$32.6 million (2022) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Oilstick on paper |16 × 13 1/2 in |$4.4 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oil, oilstick and spray paint on canvas |72 × 48 in |$9 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oilstick, spray paint and Xerox collage on canvas |72 × 48 in |$19.4 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic and enamel on blanket with tied wood supports and twine |67 1/4 × 60 1/4 in |$5.8 million (2016) |Private collection |- |Brown Eggs |Oilstick on paper |24 1/4 × 18 in |$5.3 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Orange Sports Figure) |Acrylic, oil stick and spray paint on canvas |60 × 48 1/4 in |$9.3 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Red Rabbit |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |64 × 69 in |$6.6 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Prophet I) |Acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas |95 1/4 × 59 3/8 in |$9.5 million (2008) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Two Heads on Gold) |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |80 × 125 in |$4.6 million (2003) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Head) |Ink and oilstick on paper |30 × 22 in |$4.1 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Self Portrait as a Heel |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |50 × 40 in |$5.9 million (2010) |Private collection |- |Furious Man |Oilstick, acrylic, wax crayon and ink on paper |30 × 22 in |$5.7 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Man Struck by Lightning – 2 Witnesses |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas with wooden supports |72 × 72 in |$4.8 million (2010) |Private collection |- |Red Skull |Acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas |60 × 60 in |$21.6 million (2017) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Felt tip, wax crayon, charcoal, ink and graphite |14 × 11 in |$2.4 million (2017) |Private collection |- |Extra Cigarette |Acrylic and oilstick on wood and glass window with chain |33 1/4 × 33 1/4 |$5.6 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Slave Auction |Oil paint, acrylics and collage on paper mounted on canvas |72 × 120 1/4 in |N/A |Private collection |- |Price of Gasoline in the Third World |Acrylic, oil paintstick and paper collage on canvas |60 × 120 in |N/A |Private collection |- |Native Carrying Some Guns, Bibles, Amorites on Safari |Acrylic, oil and oil paintstick on canvas with wood support |72 × 72 in |N/A |Private collection |- |Humidity |Acrylic, oilstick, and Xerox collage on canvas |96 × 72 in |$12.2 million (2016) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, oil, oilstick and spray paint on canvas |72 × 48 in |$9 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Made in Japan I |Acrylic and oilstick on paper mounted on canvas |60 1/2 × 38 1/2 in |$8 million (2014) |Private collection |- |Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump |Oil on canvas |96 × 164 in |$100 million (2020) |Ken Griffin |- |Untitled (Yellow Bone King) |Acrylic and oilstick on wood panel |72 × 48 in |$29.2 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Diptych) |Acrylic and oilstick on panel |72 × 96 in |$29 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic on canvas |94 × 197 in |$85 million (2022) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas |72 1/8 × 68 1/8 in |$110.5 million (2017) |Yusaku Maezawa |- |Dustheads |Acrylic, oilstick, spray enamel and metallic paint on canvas |72 × 84 in |$48.8 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Yellow Tar and Feathers) |Acrylic, oilstick, crayon, paper collage, feathers on wood panel |96 1/2 × 90 1/4 in |$25.9 million (2013) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Pollo Frito) |Acrylic, oil, and enamel on two canvases |60 × 120 1/2 in |$25.7 million (2018) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Head) |Oilstick, ink and acrylic on paper |29 3/4 × 22 in |$15.2 million (2020) |Private collection |- |Untitled (Boxer) |Acrylic and oil paintstick on linen |76 × 94 in |$13.5 million (2008) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Acrylic and oil stick on black paper |48 × 72 in |$10.8 million (2020) |Private collection |- |Untitled |Oilstick and ink on paper |42 3/4 × 30 3/8 in |$13.6 million (2015) |Private collection |- |Four Big |Acrylic, oil stick and paper collage on three canvases |78 × 63 in |$10.6 million (2019) |Private collection |- |Mecca |Acrylic and oilstick on canvas mounted on wood supports |70 × 68 7/8 in