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Basquiat from the Basement at Annina Nosei on Block for $20m at Christie’s

April 10, 2014 by Marion Maneker

Basquiat Reiner

The top lots are coming so fast and furious now that the press departments don’t have enough places to release them:

In late 1981, Maryland collector Anita Reiner stepped into the New York basement of dealer Annina Nosei’s gallery and watched a 21-year-old street artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, paint his self-portrait in the guise of a warrior king standing against a sunset-colored sky. Ms. Reiner bought it on the spot. On May 13, Ms. Reiner’s heirs plan to resell the untitled work at Christie’s for at least $20 million. Christie’s specialist Brett Gorvy said the painting ranks among the artist’s largest canvases, and it hasn’t been seen publicly until now.

Warhol and Basquiat at New York Auctions in May (WSJ.com)

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