Basquiat canvas soars to record $110.5 million at Sotheby's auction
May 18, 2017 at 23:23 PM EDT
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - A little-seen painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that sold for $19,000 in 1984 soared to an astounding $110.5 million at Sotheby's on Thursday, the second-highest price ever for a work of contemporary art.
