Warhol made multiple silkscreen portraits of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat using his "piss paintings."
By 1982, Basquiat made the transition from graffiti artist to one of the leading figures in the Neo-expressionism movement.
[3] Bruno Bischofberger became Basquiat's art dealer and gave him a one-man show at his Zurich gallery in September 1982.
[7]American businessman Peter Brant, a major collector of both Warhol and Basquiat, owned one of the portraits.
[9] In November 2021, Brant sold his portrait at Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale for $40 million.
[8] Warhol wrote in his diary that he preferred the "contributions" of his assistant Ronnie Cutrone "because he takes a lot of vitamin B so the canvas turns a really pretty color when it’s his piss.