Stories Phillips’s contemporary art auction in New York, hampered by Basquiat flop, brings in slim $44.2m Posted on November 20, 2024 by artNews The night’s total take took a major hit when it was revealed that its second-biggest lot, a Basquiat self-portrait, had failed to sell Newly conserved star atlas, a masterpiece of 17th-century Dutch art, to go on display for first time As the no-strings Paul Hamlyn Awards for Artists turn 30, it’s time to celebrate what makes them special