Forget Picasso, invest in a Ryan Simpson of LeBron James or Steph Curry

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.

[fusion_title size=”4″]RYAN SIMPSON: PRINT MASTER[/fusion_title]

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?

[fusion_title size=”4″]LEBRON JAMES[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on May 10, 2016 at 5:14pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]STEPH CURRY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Apr 4, 2016 at 9:05am PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]DWYANE WADE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Oct 28, 2015 at 1:40pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]KEVIN DURANT[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Aug 23, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]RUSSELL WESTBROOK[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on May 2, 2016 at 8:15pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]JAMES HARDEN[/fusion_title]

A photo posted by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Apr 28, 2015 at 3:45pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]CARMELO ANTHONY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:55pm PST

[fusion_title size=”4″]KYRIE IRVING[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Jan 14, 2016 at 11:56am PST

[fusion_title size=”4″]KAWHI LEONARD[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Apr 19, 2016 at 12:09pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]ISAIAH THOMAS[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on Apr 27, 2016 at 2:30pm PDT

[fusion_title size=”4″]JOHN WALL[/fusion_title]

A photo posted by Ryan Simpson (@rtsimp) on May 15, 2015 at 4:50pm PDT

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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…

[fusion_title size=”4″]LARRY BIRD[/fusion_title]