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Jean-Michel Basquiat. Pez Dispenser, 1984. Acrylic and grease pencil on canvas. 183 x 122 cm. Private collection. Courtesy Enrico Navarra Gallery © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: © Tutti-image. Bertrand Hue
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) in Austria and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), a New York artist, both had dazzling careers with very early disappearances.
At 28, the Spanish flu mows Egon Schiele while it is the drug that carries to death Jean-Michel Basquiat in his 27 years. Their career is marked by an intense revolt against a so-called established order.
Egon Schiele plays the eroticism of his nudes with raw realism against the conservatism of a declining Austro-Hungarian empire. He is scandalous in living in a common-law relationship with his partner and model Wally Neuzil and his drawings are described as immoral.
Egon Schiele.
Selfportrait in vest, standing, 1911.
Gouache, watercolor and grease pencil on paper, mounted on cardboard. 51.5 x 34.5 cm. Ernst Ploil, Vienna.
Photo: Courtesy of Ernst Ploil, Vienna