Kanye West made the drawings and paintings featured on “Antiques Roadshow” when he was a high school sophomore attending Polaris Charter Academy, a Chicago school, per Hypebeast. In the program — which discusses that the then-17-year-old West had begun studying art when he was 4 — also mentions that he planned on becoming a music producer, via “Access Hollywood.” At the time, around 1995, West was offering prints of his art for $12 each, a far cry from what Laura Woolley appraised the work for 25 years later.
The portfolio came to Stephen Scoggins and Damien Dziepak in the wake of a family tragedy, per the Washingtonian. In November 2007, West’s mother, Donda West, tragically died at 58 following cosmetic surgery — a tummy tuck, liposuction, and breast augmentation, according to Newsweek. While recovering at home she experienced tightening in her chest and other symptoms before “collapsing.” Scoggins received the portfolio following Donda’s death. He and his husband initially rebuffed offers to sell the four pieces but eventually sold them for an undisclosed sum.
