US$67m History of the Black People becomes Basquiat’s 4th most expensive painting sold at auction | Auctions News | THE VALUE
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 16, 2023
A key figure in the blue-chip art market as well as a symbol of luxury, Jean-Michel Basquiat never lacked a market following both throughout his short yet explosive career and after his death at age 27.
Back in 1983, as the young artist rose to fame and success, he set out to create three large-scale canvases to addess issues of representation with the white-dominated art world.
One of them, El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile) – also known as History of the Black People – had been in the collection of legendary . . .
