Major Basquiat painting sells for $46.4m at Phillips evening sale in New York
The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023
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The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023
ARTnews dug into the listings for sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips to reveal who the consignors for a number of upcoming paintings are.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s three paintings -- created in the transition from street artist to gallery success -- will be put up for auctions in May at Philips in Hong Kong and New York, and are worth as much as $87 million in total. The paintings have been unprecedentedly shown at auction events. Formerly collected by Francesco Pellizzi and the Pellizzi Family, the paintings will be shown at the auctioneer’s ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'The Italian Version of Popeye Has Pork in His Diet' will head to sale at Christie's this May.
The largest painting in the group, "Untitled (ELMAR)" (1982), will be offered during the marquee spring sales in New York with a $40m to $60m estimate