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Phillips to sell works by Jean-Michel Basquiat from the Diane and Alan Page Collection
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Starvation), 1981. Estimate: $250,000 - 350,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Phillips announced the sale of two works from the collection of former Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice and Legendary NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page. Held in the acclaimed collection of Justice Alan and Diane Page for over 35 years, Untitled (Starvation) and Untitled (The Athlete) are milestones of the revolutionary approach that launched Jean-Michel Basquiat to international acclaim in 1981. Their inclusion in Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale on 24 June marks the first time that they have ever been offered publicly.
The remedy was art, and their collection flourished.
Now, as Page’s unparalleled post-football path continues in Minnesota in the intersecting spaces of educational opportunity and racial justice, two of the couple’s most prized pieces are on the market. Diane Sims Page died in 2018, and her surviving husband and children decided the time was right.
The drawings of Jean-Michel Basquiat “The Athlete” and “Starvation” will be included among the 400-some items in next month’s 20th century and contemporary art sale at the Phillips Auction House in New York. They’re each valued at more than $200,000.
“It’s truly been an honor to actually learn more about Justice Page and his work. It really speaks to their foresight,” said John McCord, who is directing the sale for Phillips.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Alan Page was married in 1973, midway through a Hall of Fame career with the Minnesota Vikings, and he and his wife soon went to work on covering the bare walls in the new home they had built.