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Did you know? Jean-Michel Basquiat was 27 when he died of a heroin overdose in 1988. He started as a street graffiti artist (signature "SAMO"), became friends with Andy Warhol, and sold over $1 million worth in his short career. A Basquiat painting set an auction record at $110 million in 2017.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat was 27 when he died of a heroin overdose in 1988. He started as a street graffiti artist (signature "SAMO"), became friends with Andy Warhol, and sold over $1 million worth in his short career. A Basquiat painting set an auction record at $110 million in 2017.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was 27 toen hij in 1988 stierf aan een heroïne-overdosis. Hij begon als straat-graffiti (signature "SAMO"), werd vriend van Andy Warhol, en verkocht in zijn korte carrière voor $1 miljoen+ aan werk. Een Basquiat-schilderij brak in 2017 een veiling-record met $110 miljoen.

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