SEEN (Richard Mirando) - Contemporary Art Day Sale London Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance


    Acquired directly from the artist; Private Collection, Paris

  • Catalogue Essay

    Richard Mirando, known as SEEN, born 1961 in Bronx, New York, is one of the most famous American graffiti artists. SEEN first started to paint on New York’s subway in 1973. For the next 16 years his work would spread across the city. Where others tagged on the subway and ran, Seen and his crew – United Artists – painted whole cars, which have since become iconic images of the time. His influence on graffiti is without precedent. Referred to as the ‘Godfather of Graffiti’, SEEN is recognized as a leader of the school of graffiti art and has become an icon of what was once considered an underground trend but has now become an international art movement. In 1981, SEEN’s works were exhibited along with the works by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat in the New York / New Wave exhibition at P.S.1 in New York, a show which marked a turning point for the street art genre.

373

Batman

2006

Acrylic on canvas.

200 × 300 cm (78 3/4 × 118 1/8 in).

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for £49,250

Contemporary Art Day Sale

18 Feb 2011
London