Artists Collaborate: Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat

Andy Warhol was known for his colorful portraits of famous people.

Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe, 1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York

Jean-Michel Basquiat was known for his portraits, but they were not realistic.

Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960 – 1988
Untitled, 1981
Oil stick, acrylic, and spray enamel on canvas
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.

Here’s a photo of the artists together.

Jean-Michel-Basquiat-and-Andy-Warhol-at-The-Factory-at-860-Broadway-on-October-12-1982.
Photo-by-Christopher-Makos

Here’s an artwork they made together.

Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol, Olympic Rings, 1985
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 81 ⅛ × 183 ½ inches (206 × 466 cm)
© 2012 The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, New York;, © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS, New York

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