# @sothebys on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXKlW-bDMYw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64016456-sothebys-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-15T20:16:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

One of the stars of The Paris Sales is this Jean-Michel Basquiat painting done not on canvas or paper, but on a window blind. With ‘Law Offices – Notary Public,’ Basquiat paints on a found object, going back to a format he used in the early days of his practice.

Here, Sotheby’s Armance Gay takes us back to New York in the 1980s to share how this painting marked a turning point in Basquiat’s career. Sparse, frontal, and declarative, it’s a pioneering example of Basquiat’s symbolic vocabulary.

‘Law Offices – Notary Public’ is a highlight of the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction at #SothebysParis 16 April. Learn more at the link in bio.

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