Basquiat Bird on Money – Neo-Expressionist Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Bird on Money is one of the defining works of the Neo-Expressionist movement — raw, urgent, and unmistakably New York. Painted in 1981 as Basquiat was transitioning from the streets of Lower Manhattan to the international art world, the composition layers his signature skull-like figures, frenetic mark-making, and coded text — including the phrases "Green Wood" and "Para Morir" — into a visual language that is equal parts protest, poetry, and prophecy.

The electric teal, sun-yellow, and cream palette pops with the energy of early hip-hop culture, graffiti, and downtown underground scenes that Basquiat moved through and helped define. His work spoke to race, mortality, capitalism, and identity decades before those conversations dominated mainstream culture, which is why collectors, curators, and streetwear fans still gravitate toward it today.

This canvas wall art reproduction brings that iconic energy directly into your space — whether you're styling a living room, studio, gallery wall, or creative office. Printed with archival inks on premium gallery-wrapped canvas, it arrives ready to hang in multiple sizes. For anyone drawn to street art, pop art, or the intersection of culture and fine art, this is a statement piece that earns its wall space.