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Graffiti for Sale
by Jennifer Dalton


*Palimpsest* by Roman Scott

Graffiti has rarely been considered fine art, but perhaps that's about to change. Last June the auction house Guernsey's staged the first-ever fine art auction devoted entirely to graffiti art, and it included some of the biggest names in contemporary art.


*Wave* by Dorothy Stewart

The auction featured the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and many others. These three artists began their careers making art on the streets, but gradually worked their way into the most respected art institutions in our culture.


*Limitation* by Bob Bennett

However, most of the other graffiti artists in the auction, known by monikers such as Iz the Wiz, Coco 144 and Wicked Gary, have never been recognized outside the subculture of graffiti taggers.


*City Grid XII* by Sasha Meret

Featuring the works of artists on PaintingsDIRECT.com.

But they may not remain unknown for long.

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