Summary • The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat has announced an upcoming “King Alphonso” screenprint • The edition will be available through Pace Prints starting November 5 at 11 AM EDT

The Basquiat family and estate is teaming up with Pace Prints and publisher Flatiron Editions to release a new screenprint, “King Alphonso, 1982-83,” on November 5.

Part of Basquiat's famed Daros Suite, the original “King Alphonso” was created using acrylic and charcoal on paper. It showcases several hallmarks of his word-image expressionist signature, including schematic abstractions, scribbling text and a three-pronged crown resting atop one of his iconic head motifs.

The title and eponymous label alludes to a string of Spanish monarchs, namely King Alphonso XIII, the last ruling monarch of Spain, re

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