Art Market: Banksy + Basquiat May 2023

ART MARKET

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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Editions

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Piano Lessons

£49,500

Editions

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Riddle Me This

£49,500

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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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.

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

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