A self-portrait by Andy Warhol brought more than $17 million at a Christie's sale in London Wednesday. The high estimate was just over $8 million. According to the auction notes, the Self-Portrait series of 1967, originally made for the American Pavilion (a huge geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller) at Expo '67 in Montreal, constitutes … Continue reading Warhol Self-Portrait Tops $17 Million
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, RIP
We had the opportunity to visit a few more of the graves of artists in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery today. Among them is the grave of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Placed in a row that looks as if it used to be a foot-path, we found momentos placed on the gravestone including a Basquiat stamp, a drawing, coins … Continue reading Jean-Michel Basquiat, RIP