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
American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings made him a star.
This content was published on August 25, 2010
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.
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