Explore the Exhibitions of this artwork, La Hara (1981 painting).
The painting first appeared at auction when it sold at Sotheby's for $341,000 in 1989. It was later sold privately to American businessman and art collector Steve Cohen. The artwork sold for $35 million at Christie's post-war and contemporary art auction in May 2017, which exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $28 million.La Hara has been exhibited at major art institutions worldwide, which include:Avanguadria Transavanguardia on the Aurelian Walls (from Porta Metronia to Porta Latina) in Rome, Italy, April–July 1982.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: Peinture, dessin, écriture at Musée-Galerie de la Seita in Paris, France, 1993.
Summer Exhibition at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, June–August 1996.
The Jean-Michel Basquiat Show at Fondazione La Triennale di Milano in Italy, September 2006–January 2007.
Basquiat at Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland, May–September 2010; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, October 2010–January 2011.
Jean-Michel Basquiat at Gagosian Gallery in New York, February–April 2013.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time at Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada, February–April 2015.
Basquiat's 'Defacement': The Untold Story at Guggenheim Museum in New York, June–November 2019.
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