“Now’s The Time”

Basquiat’s homage to Jazz, Now’s the Time (1985), will be the centerpiece of Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction next month. Named after Parker’s 1945 record of the same name, the painting has been in the collection of publisher and film producer, Peter Brant, and is expected to fetch roughly $30 Million.

The seven-foot-wide painting is currently on view at Sotheby’s outpost in Los Angeles until April 24, then will go on view in New York from May 6 to 18, in advance of the auction.

Posted by: TAWD on April 24, 2023