Jean-Michel Basquiat

The anti-establishment New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is seen in 1985, at the height of his success.

Pop artists Andy Warhol, left, and Basquiat pose in front of their collaborative paintings on display at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in Manhattan's SoHo section, Sept. 24, 1985. They collaborated on 16 untitled canvases. Warhol painted the company logos and Basquiat, who had roots in the graffiti movement, added dashes of color and commentary. Warhol, working in oils for the first time since 1962, said of the collaboration: "I just did some, and he did some. We didn't think too much about it. It was fun doing." The canvases were offered at between $50,000 and $80,000 a piece.

Eyes and Eggs, 1983

By his early 20s, Basquiat was internationally renowned for his art. At 27, he was dead, his career cut down by a heroin overdose. "Eyes and Eggs" is one of over 100 of the artist's vividly colored paintings and drawings on display at the Brooklyn Museum through June 5.

Untitled (Head), 1981

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. From the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection, Los Angeles.

Arroz con Pollo, 1981

Acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas. Courtesy of the Stephanie and Peter Brant Foundation, Greenwich, Conn.

In Italian, 1983

Acrylic, oil paintstick, and marker on wood supports. Courtesy of the Stephanie and Peter Brant Foundation

Flexible, 1984

Acrylic and oil paintstick on wood. From the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Trumpet, 1984

Acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas. Courtesy of the Norton Museum of Art, on loan from private collection.

Boy and Dog in Johnnypump

Boy and Dog in Johnnypump, 1982