Red Skull is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982.

[1] Red Skull was executed in 1982, which is considered Basquiat's most valuable year.

While recuperating in hospital after being hit by a car, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which left a lasting impression on him.

[5] In October 2017, Red Skull sold for $21.6 million at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London.

[1] A week after the auction, the anonymous consignor of the painting announced that he or she would donate all the proceeds after taxes to the New Jersey chapter of the Knowledge Is Power Program, a nonprofit that helps open new public charter schools.