DONDI WHITE (Donald J. White, 1961-1998) Letter... Lot 11

DONDI WHITE (Donald J. White, 1961-1998) Letter D and train, 1985 Graphite on paper, signed lower right titled and dated Mar.1985 lower right 14 x 22 cm Framed with anti-reflective glass Provenance : > Private collection France - with certificate > Formerly Michael White collection "Dondi immediately had a strong sense of composition, he knew how to go further and not just re-do graffiti on canvas. He brought minimalism, which wasn't in vogue at the time" - Mode2 Dubbed the "King of Style" by his peers, Dondi White today enjoys worldwide recognition, certainly becoming the most admired graffiti artist. Of African-American and Italian descent, Donald J. White grew up in Brooklyn. Attracted to drawing from an early age, the young boy spent his days sketching in his "Black Books", carnets that he kept for himself. "Nothing was left to chance: neither the lines, nor the colors, nor the final composition. In the 1970s, he began tagging in the streets of New York, paving the way for self-proclaimed "Dondism".