Art Market: New York Spring Auctions
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Banksy and Basquiat
New York Auction Headliners

This week, all eyes have been on the New York auction scene. Between Christie's, Phillips and Sotheby's they estimate that collectively the spring sales will fetch over $2.2bn.

The sales included works by Yayoi Kusama, Gerhard Richter, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Caroline Walker and many more.

Today we draw our focus on Banksy and Basquiat as their recent results are in the artist's top 10 and top 5 auction records.

Take this opportunity to explore more of these household names and expand your collection.

Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Piano Lessons
Editions
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Piano Lessons
£56,000
Riddle Me This
Editions
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Riddle Me This
£56,000
Christies | New York | 16 May 2023
Jean-Michel Basquiat
El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile) (1983)

This large original sold for a staggering $67,110,000 which places it fourth in the Basquiats top auction results of all time.

Banksy
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Banksquiat (Grey) - Signed
Editions
Banksy
Banksquiat (Grey) - Signed
POA | £60,000 - £80,000
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Phillips | New York | 17 May 2023
Banksy
Boy and Dog in Stop and Search (2018)

On the 17 Sept 2017, a homage to Basquiat appeared in Barbican, central London, as Basquiat: Boom for Real opened at the Barbican.

Boy and Dog in Stop and Search was created a year later sold for $9,724,500.

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Appeared in the early hours of 17 Sept 2017 | Barbican, Central London

If you are interested in any of the pieces in this article or perhaps you want to find out more about what is available for the artists, please do not hesitate to get in touch by replying to this email.

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