Important African-American artist (1960-1988) who first achieved notoriety as part of the informal graffiti group SAMO before becoming internationally renowned for his socially conscious Neo-expressionist and Primitivist paintings. His growing heroin addiction amplified after the 1987 death of his mentor, Andy Warhol, and he tragically succumbed to an overdose the following year at just 28 years old. Signed book: Jean-Michel Basquiat: Drawings. First edition, limited issue, numbered 794/1000. NY: Edition Bischofberger and Boone, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 14 x 10.5. Signed on the colophon in blue ink by Basquiat. The handsome volume contains 32 full-color, full-page plates reproducing Basquiat's drawings. In fine condition, with a short tear to the dust jacket.
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