Acrylic and oil paintstick on linen painting 'Untitled (Boxer)' by Jean-Michel Basquiat has been sold for $13.5 million at an auction in New York City.The 1982 painting, was consigned to Christie's auction house by Lars Ulrich, drummer for Metallica. Christie's didn't identify the buyer.
The painting shows a black heavyweight fighter with his arms thrust in the air against a white graffiti-filled background. It surpassed its pre-auction estimate of more than $12 million.
The current auction record for a Basquiat is $14.6 million for "Untitled," which sold at Sotheby's last year.
I find it especially interesting that it was Lars Ulrich that sold the painting. I knew he was into art but not at this level.
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I've got a copy of it at home.
Do you really...?
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