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BATTLE OF THE BASQUIATS: TWO PAINTINGS HEAD TO AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S & SOTHEBY’S THIS MONTH
Two of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s most famous paintings are heading to auction this month and are expected to fetch more than $75m collectively.
His masterpiece El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile) (1983), which he painted when he was just 22 years old, depicts symbols of African culture with references to Ancient Egypt and has resided in the collection of Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani for nearly two decades. The work is expected to sell for around $45m.
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IRPIN, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 22, 2023 (Photo credit Evgen Kotenko/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Perhaps the world’s most famous and celebrated street artist, Banksy continues to create murals with a powerful, political message and is something of an icon. Technically regarded as illegal vandalism, Banky’s works have become globally recognised and extraordinarily valuable.