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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2024 | Phillips | New York | Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session | 224 | $****** - ****** | Good | Free comb with Pagoda |
paintings
39 x 60.6 cm (15.38 x 23.88 in)
oilstick and mixed media on paper
signed "Jean-Michel Basquiat" lower right
Michael Petronko Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Nevada
Private Collection
Casterline|Goodman Gallery, Aspen
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Anny Shaw, “Basquiat drawing to be auctioned as an NFT - and winning bidder will be given the option to destroy the original,” The Art Newspaper, April 27, 2021, online (illustrated)
Emily Dinsdale, “Winners of this NFT auction may destroy the original Basquiat drawing,” Dazed, April 27, 2021, online
“Basquiat NFT pulled from auction after sparking controversy,” Artforum, April 28, 2021, online (illustrated)
Trace William Cowen, “Basquiat NFT Removed From Sale After Controversy Over Original Artwork Potentially Being Destroyed,” Complex, April 28, 2021, online (illustrated)
Bryan Hood, “If You Buy the NFT of This Basquiat Drawing, You Get the Option to Destroy the Original,” Robb Report, April 28, 2021, online (illustrated)
Sophie Caraan, “Basquiat NFT Pulled From Sale After Estate Confirms That Highest Bidder Will Not Own Copyright,” Hypebeast, April 29, 2021, online
Nicholas O"Donnell, “No, you probably can"t sell your Basquiat as an NFT,” Apollo Magazine, May 12, 2021, online (illustrated)
Matt Fortnow and QuHarrison Terry, The NFT Handbook: How to Create, Sell and Buy Non-Fungible Tokens, Hoboken, 2022, p. 46
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Free comb with Pagoda,
signed "Jean-Michel Basquiat" lower right
oilstick and mixed media on paper
15 3/8 x 23 7/8 in. (39.1 x 60.6 cm)
Executed in 1986, this work was issued a certificate of authenticity by the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
