10 h, jun 29, 2016 y - Johnny Depp
Sells Basquiats for
$11.5 Million Amid
His Public Divorce
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FROM THE DAILY MAIL:
Johnny Depp has sold two of his prized Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings for an eye-watering $11.5 million as he fights a bitter - and pricey - divorce battle with his wife of 15 months Amber Heard.
Depp spent 25 years collecting eight of the Brooklyn artist's groundbreaking pieces.
However, the 53-year-old handed them all over to Christie's in London last month.
Six will sell on Thursday, but the first two went under the hammer on Wednesday night - smashing their expected price tags.
A 1981 three-paneled piece titled Self Portrait was expected to land $1.9 million. It was snapped up by New York gallery owner Bill Acquavella for $4.7 million.
The second, another 1981 piece painted on the back of a door titled Pork, had an estimated price tag of $3-5 million. It sold to an anonymous phone bidder for $6.8 million.
Though Depp is already worth an estimated $400 million, the sales will come as some welcome relief while he fights Amber Heard's abuse claims. The couple did not have a prenuptial agreement.
Nonetheless, he appeared drawn and slim on Wednesday night as he dined in Los Angeles with his daughter Lily-Rose and son Jack.
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