Lot 15 · 20th/21st Century: Evening Sale Including Thinking Italian, London
Because it Hurts the Lungs
Jean-Michel Basquiat · acrylic, oil, oilstick and Xerox collage on wood
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- Estimate
- £7,000,000–£10,000,000 hammer ≈ $9,626,162–$13,751,659
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: Evening Sale Including Thinking Italian, London, London · 15 October 2021
- Dimensions
- 72 x 42 1⁄8 x 8 3⁄8in. (183 x 107 x 23.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514689
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3514689 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3514689
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Because it Hurts the Lungs. Christie's, 15 Oct 2021, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514689.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Because it Hurts the Lungs. Christie's, 15 Oct 2021, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514689.
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From the same sale 20th/21st Century: Evening Sale Including Thinking Italian, London · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Hurvin Anderson | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Concetto spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £3,000,000–£5,000,000 | |
| Still Life (Flowers) | David Hockney | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Slump | Anthony Gormley | £220,000–£280,000 | |
| There’ll be bluebirds | Cecily Brown | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Hairy Hat | Julie Curtiss | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King | $11,500,000 | Phillips, Dec 2020 | |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Campaign | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Saxaphone | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled (Indian Head) | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | jean-michel basquiat | untitled (head) | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | jean-michel basquiat | black | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Red Kings | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | pyro | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.