![A man stands in front of "Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta" by Jean-Michel Basquiat during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art evening sale in New York, May 2, 2014. A man stands in front of "Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta" by Jean-Michel Basquiat during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art evening sale in New York, May 2, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5Y9RY/a-man-stands-in-front-of-undiscovered-genius-of-the-mississippi-delta-by-jean-michel-basquiat-during-a-preview-of-sothebys-impressionist-and-modern-art-evening-sale-in-new-york-may-2-2014-reuterseduardo-munoz-united-states-tags-society-entertainment-2E5Y9RY.jpg)
A man stands in front of "Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta" by Jean-Michel Basquiat during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art evening sale in New York, May 2, 2014.
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A visitor takes a picture of the painting "Undiscovered Genius of Mississippi Delta, 1983" by U.S. artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) before the opening of the exhibition "Basquiat" at the Museum of Modern
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