Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump | |
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Artist | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Year | 1982 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Neo-expressionism |
Dimensions | 240 cm × 420 cm (96 in × 164 in) |
Location | Art Institute of Chicago (formerly) |
Owner | Ken Griffin |
Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The artwork, which depicts a boy with a dog, is among the most expensive paintings ever purchased. It was purchased for over $100 million in 2020, becoming Basquiat's second most expensive painting following Untitled (1982), which was sold for $110.5 million in 2017.[1]