“Towering almost eight feet high, Donut Revenge (1982) is a monumental figure painting from the pinnacle of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s career. Amid a background formed of radiant, gestural swathes of pink, white, black, yellow, and red paint, a striking character floats like an angel. “Whether the figure makes for a martyr, voodoo effigy, self-portrait or a jab at the overstuffed 1980s art world is an open question; like the speech bubble’s unreadable marks, he is indisputably loud yet ultimately ambiguous. A masterclass in Basquiat’s collisions of art history, the work is anchored by its architectonic color and electrified line, which come together to form a vividly charged and enigmatic picture.” @christiesinc Artwork: Donut Revenge, 1982