# @guyhepner on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxs9yMjoYR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66879217-guyhepner-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bef1095538.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-19T17:55:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Guy Hepner (@guyhepner) — https://gondola.cc/guyhepner

## Caption

🎨 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

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picasso, neopop, arthistory, basquiat, contemporaryart

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