Monumental Basquiat Self-Portrait Unseen Since 1999 to Appear at Sotheby’s

A self-portrait by Jean-Michel Basquiat hidden from public view for nearly a quarter-century is set to be a marquee lot of New York’s fall auction season.The eight-foot-tall Self Portrait as a Heel (Part Two), from 1982, will be offered during Sotheby’s evening auction of contemporary art on November 15, where it’s estimated to fetch between $40 million and $60 million. A high-quality Basquiat of such size is a rarity at auction; the last comparable offering was an untitled sku