The Art World This Week: Christie’s to Sell $30 M. Basquiat, Turner Prize Shortlist Announced, $1580 eBay Magritte To Fetch Over $100k, and More

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Baby Boom, 1982, acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas mounted on tied wood supports. Courtesy of Christie’s.

Christie’s to Sell $30 M. basquiat Painting During May Auctions

Jean-Michel Basquiat‘s market dominance seems poised to continue during the May auctions in New York, where Christie’s will sell one of his paintings with a $20 million–$30 million estimate.

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Tate Announces 2025 Turner Prize Shortlist

The four nominated artists will take part in an exhibition in Bradford later this year as part of the UK City of Culture festival.

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Magritte Acquired Over eBay Expected To Fetch Over $100k

A René Magritte sketch that was bought over eBay for only $1580 is expecting to fetch over $100,000 in an upcoming auction.

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‘The World Needs Artists’: Looking Back on Pope Francis, Advocate of the Arts

Artists played a crucial role in building a more compassionate world, according to the recently passed Pope, who called on makers to focus on social issues and ‘fight the rejection of the other’.

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