Basquiat paintings

This painting in the style of Basquiat depicts a crocodile, showcasing the artist's signature bold and expressive brushstrokes.

The painting has been held in private collection since 1990, when it was acquired from Stéphane Janssen, the son of a wealthy Belgian industrialist and a tireless advocate for the CoBrA movement, who bought it from Larry Gagosian while visiting Basquiat’s studio the year it was created.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent. He was one of the most influential American artists and focused on

The consignor of a Basquiat painting says her father's interference damaged the painting's performance at auction.

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Much of Jean-Michel Basquiat's art seems like that of one's inner child. Thus a "sweet" name like "Pez Dispenser" evokes child hood nostalgia. Note his signature crown dawned upon what looks like a T - Rex, the king of Dinosaurs.

(detail) Untitled (Venus/Great Circle), 1983. Acrylic, oilstick, collage on canvas. SFMOMA

Jean Michel Basquiat Great Jones Street Studio, 1987

An artist that's having his first Toronto show right now has been compared to Jean-Michel Basquiat, but only found out who the artist was about two...