Courtesy of John Lurie. Lurie had tweeted a photograph of the painting on May 30, noting that it was “now in the collection of Anthony Bourdain.” The artist responded to news of Bourdain’s death with a series of tweets mourning the television star’s unexpected passing. John Lurie, Composer: Get Shorty. (CNN) — Like Anthony Bourdain, artist John Lurie was familiar with the Lower East Side of a different, arguably dangerous era. Lurie has also composed scores for films, and his soundtrack for Get Shorty (1995) was nominated for a Grammy award. — John Lurie (@lurie_john) June 8, 2018 Bourdain's death has been ruled a suicide. The acclaimed chef was open about his struggle with drug addiction and history of heroin use. The post Anthony Bourdain Bought This Ominous John Lurie Painting Days Before He Died appeared first on artnet News. The French chef Eric Ripert, a friend of Bourdain's, discovered his body, the network said. “We were just becoming friends,” Lurie wrote. Lurie had tweeted a photograph of the painting on May 30, noting that it was “now in the collection of Anthony Bourdain.” The artist responded to news of Bourdain’s death with a series of tweets mourning the television star’s unexpected passing.

Courtesy of John Lurie. John Lurie is a musician, actor, and painter.

American artist John Lurie said he loved Anthony Bourdain within “seconds” after selling him a piece of artwork just one week before Bourdain’s death.
The final episode of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown is centered on remembering the '70s cultural and musical heyday of New York City's Lower East Side, with a … —John Lurie (@lurie_john) June 8, 2018 Bourdain was in France working on his CNN show "Parts Unknown."

Sunday night marked a wrenching occasion for Parts Unknown, as CNN aired Anthony Bourdain’s final adventure: a trip down memory lane on the … “We were just becoming friends,” Lurie wrote.
The artist mourned the chef’s passing on social media.

In 1978, he formed The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble with his brother Evan, and the band made music for 20 years.