sfmoma: artnet: Christie’s Gets Basquiat Christie’s announced on Tuesday that Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1981 work, Untitled, could set an artist’s record in November, when it is expected to sell for about US$20 million. Christie’s did not identify the seller, but it is rumored to be French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier. “Basquiat is increasingly being recognized as a grand master of post-war art alongside de Kooning, Warhol, and Pollock,” specialist Loic Gouzer told Reuters.  Wowza. High-res

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Christie’s Gets Basquiat

Christie’s announced on Tuesday that Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1981 work, Untitled, could set an artist’s record in November, when it is expected to sell for about US$20 million.

Christie’s did not identify the seller, but it is rumored to be French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier.

“Basquiat is increasingly being recognized as a grand master of post-war art alongside de Kooning, Warhol, and Pollock,” specialist Loic Gouzer told Reuters. 

Wowza.

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