Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits
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| Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| Year | 1982 |
| Medium | Acrylic, oil paintstick and paper collage on canvas |
| Movement | Neo-expressionism |
| Dimensions | 183.3 cm × 213.2 cm (72.2 in × 83.9 in) |
| Owner | The Schorr Family Collection |
Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982.
Jean-Michel Basquiat primarily used texts as reference sources for his artwork.[1] He drew inspiration from the medical book Gray's Anatomy, which had been given to him by his mother as a child while he recovered from a car accident in the hospital.[2] Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits references Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings of body parts and graphic notations. Basquiat brought symbolism into this work with a depiction of African American folk hero John Henry on the lower left.[3] Among the scattering of words written across a white collage, Basquiat's signature three crown motif appears three times. This painting "is almost a summary or encyclopedia of his work," said curator Kelly Baum.[4]