Sell Through Rate: 100%
Artist:
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Artwork:
The Ring
Size:
152.4 x 121.9 cm
Medium:
Acrylic and oilstick on canvas
Creation year:
1981
Marks:
Signed, partially titled and dated 'Jean Michel Basquiat 'RING" 1981' on the reverse
Category:
Paintings
Provenance:
Rosa Esman Gallery, New York Private Collection, East Coast (acquired from the previous in November 1982); Christie's, Los Angeles, June 9, 1999, lot 196; Estate of Theodore J. Forstman (acquired at the previous sale); Sotheby's, New York, May 9, 2012, lot 4; Acquired at the previous sale by the present owner
Exhibition history:
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario; Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time, February 7 - November 1, 2015, p. 222 (illustrated, p. 73)New York, Mnuchin Gallery, REDS, April 27 - June 9, 2018, pp. 54, 95 (illustrated, p. 55)
Phillips New York
Date:
2019-11-14
Lot Number:
26
Low Estimate:
$10000000
[+30%]
High Estimate:
$15000000
[-13%]
Hammer Price:
$13000000
Sold For:
$15035000
Notes:
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat