Mixed media on paper. Signed and attr. Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988) on the lower right corner. 8.5 x 11.5 in. A poet, musician, and graffiti prodigy in late-1970s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling, elusive symbols and diagrams, and mask-and-skull imagery by the time he was 20. think about life Basquiat drew his subjects from his own Caribbean heritage - his father was Haitian and his mother of Puerto Rican descent - and a convergence of African-American, African, and Aztec cultural histories with Classical themes and contemporary heroes like athletes and musicians. Often associated with Neo-expressionism, Basquiat received massive acclaim in only a few short years, showing alongside artists like Julian Schnabel, David Salle, and Francesco Clemente. In 1983, he met Andy Warhol, who would come to be a mentor and idol. The two collaborated on a series of paintings before Warhol death in 1987, followed by Basquiat own untimely passing a year later. W. N. York Estate

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