Jean-Michel Basquiat Work Sells for $52.72m to Deliver a 10% Annualized Return
3 min read · 14 May 2026
Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown) (1983), sold for $52.72m, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 14.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $38.21m, equivalent to an annualized return of 10%. It last sold at auction in 2013 for $14.51m at Christie's.
Acrylic, oilstick and collage on canvas, 213.4 x 213.4cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 14, 2026 | $52.72m | 263 % | Sotheby's | New York |
February 13, 2013 | $14.51m | - | Christie's | London |
May 08, 2012 | - | - | Christie's | New York |
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