Why Van Gogh die broke, but Picasso was worth $0.75 billion?
While Van Gogh died broke, Picasso was worth $0.75 billion
56% of the people said they liked Van Gogh more than Picasso, though Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime
Why was Picasso so rich then?
That’s a 0.75B$ question
Here’s what Picasso used to do
He hosted exclusive gatherings for the wealthy and influential. He’d captivate them with tales about his work before the grand reveal. This fueled intense bidding wars — stories even tell of people trading houses for his one painting!
He was a legendary storyteller
in his 78 years career, Picasso produced 147,800 art pieces including
-13,500 paintings
-100,000 prints and engravings
-300 sculptures and ceramics
-34,000 illustrations.
He was relentless, used to wake up in the morning finishing one painting by lunch and then starting another before dinner
Van Gogh painted over 900 paintings in his lifetime but only sold one
This tells you how important selling is
A decent product with great distribution beats an awesome product with mediocre distribution
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