The Japanese businessman who bought this Unitled Basquiat for $98m (£76m) at Sotheby’s is building a private museum in his hometown of Chiba. Last year he paid a premium-inclusive $57.3m at Christie’s for another Basquiat work.
1. £108.1m ($160m) – Pablo Picasso, Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’), 11/05/15, Christie’s New York
2. £104.8m ($152m) – Amedeo Modigliani, Nu couché, 09/11/15, Christie’s New York