New York Art Auctions Feature Basquiat, Fauve Period Works

A controversial sculpture of a praying Adolf Hitler, titled "Him," is to be sold during a slew of spring art auctions next week in New York. Over the course of five days, beginning Sunday, about 1,500 artworks -- from the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cy Twombly, Frida Kahlo and Mark Rothko -- are to be auctioned off at Christie's and Sotheby's. Some experts suggested the sale of the works could bring in more than $1 billion. But Brett Gorvy, head of...

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