Exploring the theme of classical art in the American artist's work, the gallery is bringing together a 1982 canvas with a ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat; b. Brooklyn, New York, 1960–1988; Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump; 1982; Acrylic, crayon, and spray paint on canvas; Private collection; © Estate ...
In the 1970s, Basquiat gained attention as a graffiti artist for his scrawled phrases and pictograms of crowns and copyright signs. By 1981, he had abandoned the walls of buildings for canvas.