Jean-Michel Basquiat New York, United States, 1960° - 1988†

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent who emerged in the 1980s as a major figure in contemporary art. His early work within the New York underground scene, under the pseudonym SAMO, consisted of politically charged, poetic graffiti and fragmented statements that quickly earned him cult status.
His work is defined by a raw, layered visual language in which words, anatomical studies, numbers, symbols, crowns, jazz references, and historical imagery intersect. Basquiat frequently depicted heroic figures - athletes, musicians, warriors, and prophets - often crowned or haloed as symbols of intellectual and spiritual elevation. Influences from Gray's Anatomy, Haitian Vodou, Caribbean culture, and African American history run throughout his paintings, drawings, and mixed media works.
Despite a career spanning only ten years, Basquiat left an exceptional body of work that continues to hold a central place in museums and major collections worldwide.

Jean-Michel Basquiat New York, United States, 1960° - 1988†

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent who emerged in the 1980s as a major figure in contemporary art. His early work within the New York underground scene, under the pseudonym SAMO, consisted of politically charged, poetic graffiti and fragmented statements that quickly earned him cult status.
His work is defined by a raw, layered visual language in which words, anatomical studies, numbers, symbols, crowns, jazz references, and historical imagery intersect. Basquiat frequently depicted heroic figures - athletes, musicians, warriors, and prophets - often crowned or haloed as symbols of intellectual and spiritual elevation. Influences from Gray's Anatomy, Haitian Vodou, Caribbean culture, and African American history run throughout his paintings, drawings, and mixed media works.
Despite a career spanning only ten years, Basquiat left an exceptional body of work that continues to hold a central place in museums and major collections worldwide.