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Monday 16 May 2022

Marvin Gaye [1976] - I Want You - cover art sells for $15.3m


A painting by Ernie Barnes depicting a group of black dancers at the Durham Armory in North Carolina in the 50s named "The Sugar Shack", and used for Marvin Gaye's 1976 album "I Want You", has just sold for $15.3m at Christie's auction on Thu 12 May sailing past the estimated guide price of $150k-£200k.

Contrary to rumour the buyer wasn't Global Soul's Franklin Sinclair it was a Houston based energy trader Bill Perkins.




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