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    At $110.5 Million, Basquiat Painting Becomes Priciest Work Ever Sold By A U.S. Artist

    With the sale Thursday night in New York City, the late Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 untitled painting is also said to be the sixth-most expensive work sold in world history.
    by Colin Dwyer May 19, 2017 1 minute
    Jean-Michel Basquiat's untitled painting of a skull is displayed behind an official with Sotheby's, which offered the media a preview earlier this month. On Thursday, the work sold for $110.5 million ? the highest sum ever paid at auction for a work by a U.S. artist. / DON EMMERT / Getty Images

    Jean-Michel Basquiat joined "joined the pantheon of great, great artists" Thursday night, when the late painter's 1982 work sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million at auction — the highest sum ever paid at auction for a U.S.-produced artwork.

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