P ainted in 1981, when Jean-Michel Basquiat was just twenty-one, Crowns (Peso Neto) captures the moment he transformed from a downtown prodigy into a global phenomenon. Raw, electric, and fearless, the canvas radiates the energy of an artist on the cusp of immortality—where tallies, halos, and crowns became the language of a new art history.
Estimate: $35,000,000 - 45,000,000
Now offered at Sotheby’s with an estimate of $35–45 million, Crowns (Peso Neto) returns to New York as the centerpiece of our inaugural Contemporary Evening Sale in the Breuer Building on Madison Avenue. Once a declaration of rebellion, now a relic of modern mythology—the crown endures, and the legend continues.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Crowns (Peso Neto), a rare and electrifying masterwork, will take center stage at Sotheby’s first Contemporary Evening Sale at the landmark Breuer Building on 18 November, presented as part of Basquiat Crowned | Property from a Distinguished European Collection.
