The artwork, which features his signature skull and crown motifs, was sold at Sotheby's for $13.1 million in October 2016.

[2] He had his first American one-man show at the Annina Nosei Gallery and he became the youngest artist to have ever participate in documenta in Kassel.

Basquiat had initially hired Torton to be a bouncer at his loft party, but by the end of the night he offered him the job of building stretchers.

Therefore, Torton constructed stretchers and frames out of found materials such as carpet tacks, rope, canvas, and wooden moldings.

[6] As part of the case, a São Paulo judge ordered a search, seizure, and confiscation of assets that were acquired with illegally obtained funds from Banco Santos.