Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing: Work from the Schorr Family

Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing: Work from the Schorr Family Collection

The first book on the drawings and works on paper of this legendary cult artist. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing is the first book on the Schorr Collection of Basquiatâ€™s works on paper. Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960â€“1988) was barely out of his teens when he rocketed to the center of New Yorkâ€™s art scene; he was 27 when he died of a heroin overdose. A friend of Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, and always controversial, Basquiat is now established as a major contemporary painter whose unique work continues to enthrall. Herbert and Lenore Schorr began collecting the work of Basquiat in 1981, before his first New York exhibition. During the artistâ€™s seminal years of 1982â€“83, the Schorrs acquired several of his most important paintings, but in contrast to virtually every other early collector, the Schorrs also pursued and acquired a great number of works on paper both directly from the artist and from his first dealer. Their collection demonstrates the focus and ambition that the artist invested in the medium of drawing.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color White
ReleaseDate 2014-05-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847844470

Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing: Work from the Schorr Family Collection