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ART PLEASE is a collector-to-collector discovery platform for blue-chip fine art.

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🎨 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.👕

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😱 Francis Bacon "Autoportrait" (1977) now available.
Before Instagram filters distorted our faces for fun, Bacon was distorting his for existential dread. This lithograph is based on his 1973 self-portrait. https://t.co/qL1F58gvNM

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Before TikTok made paint pouring satisfying, Ian Davenport was letting gravity create museum art 💧🖤✨ Now Available: "Colour Splat Slide Black" (2017)

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This exceptional Mixografía® print showcases Bourgeois' late-career exploration of textile-inspired work. Now available on ART PLEASE. https://t.co/h1Xezw4Tzp

#LouiseBourgeois #Mixografia #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollector #Printmaking #WomenInArt #ArtInvestment #ArtPlease

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> ART, FRAUD & HOLLYWOOD: Basquiat's "Red Man One" fetches $22M (up from $9.4M in 2012) in 1MDB assets auction. DiCaprio's gifted artworks sold by... a Texas office furniture auctioneer? 🖼️💰🎬 #ArtMarket #ArtPlease https://t.co/tke2mRxCV6

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Tony Futura creates digital art that looks sweet but bites hard. His candy-colored critiques of consumer culture make you question your relationship with brands while double-tapping to like. 🎭🛍️
#TonyFutura #DigitalArt #ConceptualArt #ConsumerismCritique

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John Baldessari's "Money (With Space Between)" from 1994 is available on ART PLEASE - and this isn't just ANY edition...🔍 This is one of only TWO printer's proofs ever made, signed and numbered by the conceptual art giant himself!

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Tony Cragg creates sculptures so dynamic they look caught mid-movement! 🌀 His twisting, flowing forms make solid materials appear to dance, challenging what we think sculpture can be. Art that plays tricks on your eyes and mind! ✨

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"Art is a force for life, not death." - Clyfford Still, who looked permanently grumpy in photos but insisted art was "a matter of joy" 🎨✨#AbstractExpressionism #ArtHistory

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Factory Flashback: Andy Warhol, Philip Fagan, and Gerard Malanga captured by photographer Ugo Mulas in 1964 at the legendary Factory! ✨
💐 Check out Warhol's iconic "Flowers" that have bloomed into major investments.
#AndyWarhol #PopArt #TheFactory #FlowerSeries #ArtHistory

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🏠 REAL ESTATE ALERT: Want to live where Rothko created his masterpieces? Just need $9.5 million! 💰
🎨 Mark Rothko's former Manhattan studio—where he created his iconic Rothko Chapel paintings.

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🎨 When an engineer becomes an artist: Alexander Calder's "Environment and Evolution" (1973) is the only time physics homework looked this good!
🔴🔵🟡 https://t.co/0LfYJLWsHi
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🖼️ Jack Vettriano: 5 months after his passing, the debate about his legacy continues!
🍔 Art critic Eddy Frankel famously described Vettriano's work as "a double cheeseburger wrapped in greasy paper" Is liking his art equivalent of admitting you love McDonald's?

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🖼️ "Don't be afraid of an empty wall" says collector Jaiveer Johal.
🇮🇳 Growing up in New Delhi, Johal's journey from museum-hopping kid to serious art collector offers lessons for all aspiring collectors:
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Ever meet an artist who lets the clay boss HIM around? 🧠 Canadian sculptor David Altmejd sees himself as a "medium" for his materials, not their master. His eerie, serpentine creations might just change how you think about control. #DavidAltmejd #ArtProcess #artplease

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📚 #FridayReads: Even millionaire collectors get FOMO! Cheech Marin's art advice: "Trust your gut—if you like it and can afford it, buy it immediately!" 🖼️ https://t.co/ngrOfbiQ5Y

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With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved.– Yayoi Kusama

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Keith Haring is primarily known for his chalk subway drawings and street murals.
✅ He also created hand-painted terracotta pots.
✅ Some pots were so large Haring would climb inside to paint them
#keithharing #terracotta #pottery #arthistory #80snyc #streetart

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When her ex called becoming a Deaf sound artist "the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Christine Sun Kim knew she was onto something good. 🙌
She's now taking over the Whitney Museum with "All Day All Night" #ChristineSunKim #WhitneyMuseum #AllDayAllNight

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Are you visiting London this summer? ✈️ 🇬🇧
The Leigh Bowery exhibition at @Tate Modern is a MUST for your cultural itinerary! 🎨