Jean-Michel Basquiat Work Sells for $6.09m to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return
3 min read · 04 Mar 2026
Thin in the Old. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Thin in the Old (1986), sold for $6.09m (GBP4.54m), less than the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on March 4.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.77m, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 2017 for $4.32m at Sotheby's.
Acrylic, oil and xerox collage on panel, 182.5 x 107.0 x 24.0cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 04, 2026 | $6.09m | 41 % | Sotheby's | London |
December 06, 2017 | $4.32m | 2370 % | Sotheby's | Paris |
November 18, 1998 | $175,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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