Jean-Michel Basquiat died at age 27.
 After Basquiat died, his estate was controlled by his father Grard Basquiat, who also oversaw the committee which authenticated artworks, and operated from 1994 to 2012 to review over 2000 works, the majority of which were drawings
 At the time, Basquiat was living with his girlfriend, Suzanne Mallouk, who financially supported him as a waitress

