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Overhyped Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells For $110.5m At Sotheby’s NY

by News Desk | May 19, 2017 | News

A major painting by the New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has sold at Sotheby’s for an unprecedented $110.5m (£85.4m).This doubles the artist’s record for the most expensive price paid for his work. Auctioneer Oliver Barker opened bids last night at $57 million...
Around The London Auction Rooms Impressionism To Contemporary Spring 2017

Around The London Auction Rooms Impressionism To Contemporary Spring 2017

by News Desk | Feb 13, 2017 | News

Adam Clayton Bassist in the Rock band U2 has put a rare Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing up for auction at Christie’s. The self-portrait goes under the hammer next month, after residing for 25 years in his private collection. The pop star bought the artwork in 1990 when...

Major Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition Announced For London’s Barbican

by News Desk | Oct 4, 2016 | News

One of the most significant painters of the 20th century, Basquiat came of age in the post-punk underground art scene in Lower Manhattan in the late 1970s. By 1982, he had gained international recognition and was the youngest ever artist to participate in Documenta in...
Jean-Michel Basquiat Sets £40m World Auction Record At Christie’s

Jean-Michel Basquiat Sets £40m World Auction Record At Christie’s

by News Desk | May 11, 2016 | News

Christies Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale in New York has realised a total US $318,388,000 / £220,796,117 /€279,086,291. The sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 91% by value is considered a staggering result. The sale established six new world auction...

Iconic Warhol Portraits Of Basquiat, Mapplethorpe, Copley For Bonhams Auction

by News Desk | Feb 4, 2015 | News

Three works which are probably Andy Warhol’s most iconic portraits from the 1980s will go to auction at Bonhams in London on February 12 at the Post-War & Contemporary Art sale. Each work by the Factory artist depicts a person that was a close friend of...
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