4. Jean-Michel Basquiat

4. Jean-Michel Basquiat

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

4. Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–88)

CONTEMPORARY, b. New York, USA

Jean-Michel Basquiat. Photo: Chalkie Davies/Getty Images

Power Rank: 12

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
52.4%-0.2%$10.7m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$188.6m24$7.9m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1In This Case1983Christie's New York11 May 2021$93.1m
2Untitled1982Phillips New York18 May 2022$85m
3El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile)1983Christie's New York15 May 2023$67.1m
4Versus Medici1982Sotheby's New York12 May 2021$50.8m
5Flexible1984Phillips New York17 May 2018$45.3m
6Warrior1982Christie’s Hong Kong23 Mar 2021$41.7m
7The Guilt of Gold Teeth1982Christie's New York9 Nov 2021$40m
8Untitled1985Sotheby's Hong Kong18 Jun 2021$37.3m
9Sugar Ray Robinson1982Christie's New York17 Nov 2022$32.7m
10Flesh and Spirit1983Sotheby's New York16 May 2018$30.7m

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