Court Throws Out Lawsuit Aiming To Block Auction Of Basquiat

“The New York State Supreme Court on 7 May denied an injunction sought last week by collector Hubert G. Neumann to block Sotheby’s from offering a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his late wife’s estate. The work, titled Flesh and Spirit (1982-83), is to be offered in the auction house’s 16 May evening auction of contemporary art.”