Basquiat's 'Now's the Time' Painting to Headline Sotheby's Upcoming Auction

Like the roar of a tenor saxophone gliding over the rhythm, improvisation was a key technique for Jean-Michel Basquiat. Understandably so, as his affinity for jazz is well documented. Even before amassing an impressive record collection himself, the young artist would draw on the floor as his father would play the trumpet. Bebop, in particular, would become a lifelong interest for Basquiat, especially the virtuosic music of Charlie Parker.Basquiat's homage to Jazz, Now's the Time (1985), will be...