JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT

Whether or not you’ve learned of the neo-expressionist art movement that prevailed in New York City during the 1980s, it’s hard to miss the work of visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat whose artistic credit managed to impress and even got him to form a professional bond with fellow artist Andy Warhol. Jean’s non-expressional paintings were exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world. His art is basically dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty and the like.

Basquiat even got to go out with best-selling female recording artist Madonna for just a short while. Despite his success in the world of visual arts, he struggled with an addiction to heroin which only worsened after Warhol’s death in February 1987. He succumbed to his addiction on August 12, 1988, after overdosing on heroin. Since 1988, his work has had a steady value. We just hope that he had insurance for all of his works.