Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'In This Case' Painting to Fetch Over $50 Million USD

Christie's is busy preparing for its upcoming 21st Century Evening Sale at its New York City outpost this May 11. Leading the auction is an iconic 1983 work made by Jean-Michel Basquiat called In This Case. The piece appeared in the monumental Basquiat retrospective at Paris' Fondation Louis Vuitton back in August 2018. The piece is part of Basquiat's recognizable trio of "skull" paintings made in the aforementioned year -- with the work being the last one up for auction. The painting currently ...