Basquiat Portrait with Jack Kerouac
Original invite for Basquiat's final exhibition:
Jean-Michel Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York, 1988: April - June 1988

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s exhibition at Vrej Baghoomian would be the artist’s last before his death several months later. A rare, must have vintage Basquiat collectible, which is well-suited for framing.

Off-Set Print on thick wove paper
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches (10.25 x 9 inches when opened)
Some very minor signs of handling; otherwise very good for its age

Further About
The historic photo taken in Paris by Jérôme Schlomoff, shows Basquiat tightly clasping Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans— a novel about an interracial relationship and jazz culture expressed in the "spontaneous prose" style in which Kerouac composed most of his works: A style so reminiscent of the feeling inherent to much of Basquiat's work.

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