Basquiat enters top-five highest ever auction prices after $98m sale at Sotheby’s

A painting Jean-Michel Basquiat set the fifth highest ever auction price in New York last night when it was knocked down for $98m (£76m) at Sotheby’s.

The untitled acrylic, spray paint and oilstick on canvas from 1982 carried an estimate in excess of …

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