ARTNEWS: BASQUIAT ONLINE AUCTION NOW OPEN

By Mark Westall • 3 March 2014
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This eagerly-awaited online sale features a unique collection of 39 punk-influenced paintings, drawings, postcards and more made by Jean-Michel Basquiat in the Lower East Side apartment he shared with former girlfriend Alexis Adler. Created in 1979–1980 during an influential period of development for the artist, these works represent a rare chance for collectors to obtain never-before-exhibited pieces from Basquiat’s formative early career. Browse and bid now on this selection of attractively-priced works, and view the lots in-person at Christie’s curated exhibition, running March 1st –28th, on the 20th floor of 1230 Avenue of the Americas.

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