Basquiat

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Untitled, 1982. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Private Collections/New York, Courtesy of Meridian Gallery © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Self-Portrait with Suzanne, 1982. Oilstick on paper (Courtesy, The Brant Foundation, USA © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Light Blue Movers, 1987. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Private Collection, Martigny © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Untitled, 1981. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection, Los Angeles. Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studio, Los Angeles. © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Zydeco, 1984. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Untitled (Boxer), 1982. Acrylic and oilstick on linen (Private Collection © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Cassius Clay, 1982. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas mounted on wood pallet (Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol: 6.99, 1985. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump, 1982. Acrylic, oilstick, and spray paint on canvas (Courtesy, The Brant Foundation, USA © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Discography Two, 1983. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Philistines, 1982. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Collection of Irma and Norman Braman © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

Riding with Death, 1988. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas (Private Collection © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich) swissinfo.ch

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American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings made him a star.

But he died at age 27 in 1988. The Beyeler Foundation near Basel is showing Europe’s biggest ever retrospective on the artist. It includes many of his most famous works.