“Mostly Old Ladies” is a figurative artwork created by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The piece was rendered using pen and pencil on paper and belongs to the Neo-Expressionism and Street art movements. The dimensions of the artwork are 50.8 x 40.6 cm.
The artwork presents a combination of abstract figures and textual elements, rendered in a crude and spontaneous style characteristic of Basquiat’s work. The imagery includes skeletal and geometric representations, interlaced with textual phrases such as “BIG TRUCK WITH STRAWBERRIES,” “LOADED DICE,” and “MOSTLY OLD LADIES.” The text appears scattered and fragmented, lending a chaotic and expressive quality to the piece. This juxtaposition of text and imagery reflects Basquiat’s signature method of conveying social commentary through raw and unrefined visual language.
