Basquiat shared Clemente's bold figurative expressionism and raw emotional intensity in works on paper, using vivid color and gestural mark making to create expressive portraits and figures with a similarly energetic contemporary spirit.

Twombly frequently worked with pastel and crayon on paper to create expressive figurative and symbolic compositions, sharing Clemente's sensuous use of color and lyrical gestural quality that bridges drawing and painting.

As a fellow Italian Transavanguardia artist and contemporary of Clemente, Chia creates boldly colored figurative works with the same expressive painterly energy, mythological references, and vibrant Mediterranean palette seen in this pastel drawing.