Sotheby's to Auction $35 Million USD-Estimated Basquiat Artwork

Sotheby's is set to auction a $35 million USD-estimated Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork in the coming months. If sold, the piece will be one of the few most expensive works by the artist. The work is a 1982 painting titled Versus Medici that reflects a point where Basquiat was influenced by his time in Modena, Italy. As the title suggests, the artwork references the Renaissance-era Medici family, and it boasts a handful of signature motifs from the artist: a skeleton, a crown and scribbled words, t...