Gabrielle Union stumbled in and came across 17-year-old street artist Skyler Grey's artwork, a painting of famed NYC artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as Juan Ponce de Leon, called King Jean Michel.

This occurred during her interview to promote a book at the Epic Hotel in Miami, where the art exhibit was also going down at the Avant Gallery.

Gabrielle liked what she saw and dropped $40, 000 for the 50" x 65" piece.