🎨 When Basquiat painted Picasso in 1984, he wrote "PABLO PICASSO" seven times across the canvas. Basquiat cleverly depicts young Picasso (note the inscription "PICASSO AS A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD" on the chest) wearing the Breton striped shirt from his later years—a time-traveling portrait that captures an entire artistic lifetime in one frame 👕 Both artists were considered prodigies in their teens, and Basquiat's childhood encounter with Picasso's Guernica at MoMA changed everything. The repetitive naming reads like a sacred mantra, turning the Spanish master's name into both prayer and graffiti tag ✨ Painted with acrylic and oilstick on metal (because canvas is so mainstream), this masterpiece sold for £6,462,500 at Christie's London on June 28, 2023.💷 #Basquiat #Picasso #ContemporaryArt #ArtHistory #NeoPop