Basquiat’s 'Versus Medici' Fetches $50.8 Million USD in Sotheby’s Auction

Basquiat’s 'Versus Medici' Fetches $50.8 Million USD in Sotheby’s Auction

Surpassing sold works by Banksy, George Condo and more.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'In This Case' Painting to Fetch Over $50 Million USD

Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'In This Case' Painting to Fetch Over $50 Million USD

The last of Basquiat’s holy trinity of iconic “skull” paintings.
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"Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation" Exhibition Has Been Extended

"Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation" Exhibition Has Been Extended

Extended through to July 25.
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Sotheby’s to Auction $35 Million USD-Estimated Basquiat Artwork

Sotheby’s to Auction $35 Million USD-Estimated Basquiat Artwork

‘Versus Medici’ (1982) is expected to be one of the artist’s most expensive artworks.
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Basquiat’s 'Warrior' Becomes Most Expensive Western Artwork Auctioned in Asia

Basquiat’s 'Warrior' Becomes Most Expensive Western Artwork Auctioned in Asia

A significant work meant to “symbolize the struggles of Black men in a white-dominated world.”
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