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The Use of Guarantees Is Changing How the Most Expensive Art Is Sold—But How?

May 9, 2017 by Marion Maneker

Jean Michel-Basquiat, Untitled, 1982
Oilstick, acrylic and spraypaint on canvas
72 1/8 by 68 1/8 in.
Estimate: In excess of $60 million

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Colin Gleadell's smart story in the Telegraph today raises an interesting point about guarantees worth discussing at some length.


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