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Urban Art
Basquiat Painting Expected To Set $20m Record
September 19, 2012In the early 80’s Jean-Michel Basquiat moved from street art into art galleries with his wildly neo-expressionist paintings such as an untitled, partial self-portrait that became—like all of his work–increasingly valuable after his death from a heroin overdose at 27. Christie’s will offer “Untitled, 1981,” at its Spring sale in London for what’s expected to be a record $20m.
Read more...African Americana At Swann
February 24, 2012Every year Swann Galleries trains its focus on the African-American experience. This year’s sale of printed and manuscript material features over 550 items, with sections devoted to slavery and abolition, civil rights, black power, history, music and literature—everything from a photograph of Tuskegee Airmen (est. $2,000-$3,000), to a pair of slave manacles ($2500-$3500), to an Ivory elephant tusk recovered from the wreck of a 16th century slave ship (est. $8000-$12,000).
Read more...Park Avenue Prices For Street Art
September 22, 2011The craze for so-called “street art” by grafitti artists continued unabated at Bonhams Urban Art Sale in London where 13 pieces by Banksy sold for impressive prices including $149,000 for “Monkey Detonator.” Contemporary Shepard Fairey’s “Chinese Soldier” went for $38,000.
Read more...Urban Art At Bonhams
January 04, 2011Legendary street artist Banksy will be the star at Bonhams’ January 11th sale of Urban Art in London. The top lot, estimated to sell for $93-$123,000, is a photographic poster that Greenpeace commissioned from the artist to highlight the problem of global deforestation.
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