RELATED ARTICLEWhich of these works of art sold for more at auction in the last week? The museum sold it at auction five years ago for $1.5 million. Last week in London, a Basquiat painting owned by David Bowie sold for 7.1 million pounds, or about $8.8 million. The Dubuffet painting, which was last shown in public in 1973, comes from the artist’s energetic “Paris Circus” series. At a distance, Martin’s canvas looks almost machine-made, but close inspection reveals the artist’s distinctive touch in its fine lines.

Source: New York Times November 17, 2016 15:48 UTC