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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Monumental Skull Painting In This Case From 1983 to Anchor Christie’s New York 21st Century Evening Sale in May
April 26, 2021 GMT
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988) In This Case Signed, titled and dates ‘“IN THIS CASE” 1983 Jean Michel Basquiat’ (on the reverse) Acrylic and oilstick on canvas 77 7/8 x 73 3/4 in. (197.8 x 187.3 cm.) Executed in 1983. Estimate US$50 million CHRISTIE S IMAGES LTD. 2021
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988) In This Case Signed, titled and dates ‘“IN THIS CASE” 1983 Jean Michel Basquiat’ (on the reverse) Acrylic and oilstick on canvas 77 7/8 x 73 3/4 in. (197.8 x 187.3 cm.) Executed in 1983. Estimate US$50 million CHRISTIE S IMAGES LTD. 2021
Christie s doesn t have an official estimate on the Basquiat work, called In this Case, but the auction house is telling collectors upon request that the estimate is over $50 million. Dealers said it could go for twice that.
The piece is one of a trio of skull paintings Basquiat made. In 2017, another sold at a Christie s auction for $110 million. Dealers said In this Case with its even more dramatic red and yellow color palette could fetch more. As his final expression in the series, it is the most raw and visceral and emotionally charged of the three paintings, with Basquiat holding nothing back, said Ana Maria Celis, senior specialist and head of 21st century art at Christie s.
Rare Basquiat skull painting expected to sell for $50M at Christie s auction
By (0) In This Case, a rare painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat is estimated to sell for more than $50 million in Christie s 21st Century art auction in May. Photo courtesy Christie s Images Ltd. 2021 Untitled, a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1982, on prior to a 2017 Sotheby s auction. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
A woman looks at a painting by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Dustheads during a preview of a post-war and contemporary art auction at Christie s in New York City on May 3, 2013 File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
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