You could buy 'a Basquiat' for less than RM1,000


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British footwear brand Dr Martens pays homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat with a collection of shoes inspired by some of his works. Photo: AFP

British footwear brand Dr. Martens is paying homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat with a collection of adults' and children's shoes inspired by some of the American artist's most iconic works.

Priced at less than 200 (RM1,000), the shoes will be available starting on July 10 from selected outlets and online from Drmartens.com. At the end of June of this year, a Jean-Michel Basquiat work on paper entitled Untitled (Head) sold for US$15.2mil (RM65mil) at an online auction organised by Sotheby's.

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