Untitled became the most expensive work by Basquiat to ever sell at auction came to Sotheby’s New York contemporary art evening auction in May 2017, far surpassing its pre-sale high estimate of $60 million. The work features a giant skull-like form against a partially blue background. The landmark sale established the artist among the top echelon of auction blockbuster names when it sold for $110.5 million. The painting went to Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who had also bought the second-most expensive Basquiat work  just one year prior. Upon its sale, the painting became one of the 10 most expensive works of all time. After its sale, Maezawa toured the work to the Brooklyn Museum and the Seattle Art Museum, and it was later featured in a Basquiat survey at the Brant Foundation in 2019.

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