A couple years ago, Pablo Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger sold for a record $179.4 million and none of the women pictured in the famous asbstract painting could come close to dunking a basketball. So one can only imagine what Ryan Simpson’s portraits of high-flying NBA stars might fetch at a Christie’s auction.
RYAN SIMPSON: PRINT MASTER
Fortunately, for those of us less well-heeled than Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (aka “the man who bought London”), prints of Simpson’s striking illustrations start at just $20.
The amazing @MichelleDBeadle wore my Pop shirt today on @SportsNation ! #respek #pop4life pic.twitter.com/Pm6mq0kHgJ
— Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) May 12, 2016
The samples of his work shown below represent a who’s who of pro basketball including past MVP winners LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Will a Joel Embiid print be forthcoming?
LEBRON JAMES
STEPH CURRY
DWYANE WADE
KEVIN DURANT
RUSSELL WESTBROOK
JAMES HARDEN
CARMELO ANTHONY
KYRIE IRVING
KAWHI LEONARD
ISAIAH THOMAS
JOHN WALL
OLD-TIMERS TOO
Simpson’s work isn’t limited to the current crop of NBA greats. He’s also made prints of the stars of yesteryear — including one legend by the name of Larry…
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