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Re:Locksmith gets less tips and more price complaints for be... by ilovecomputers on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:21AM (#2007635)
And fifty years to build up the social acceptance that his work has much value.
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Re:Locksmith gets less tips and more price complaints for be... by ZoFreX on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @06:16AM (#2007727)
Picasso was one of few artists to have their work be of value during their lifetime, wasn't he?
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Re:Locksmith gets less tips and more price complaints for be... by wisty on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @09:19AM (#2008152)
He was the first (only?) artist to get an exhibition in the Louvre while he was still alive.

It didn't hurt that he lived for quite a while.

Dali was also quite popular in his lifetime, and possibly even less afraid of self-promotion.

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Re:Locksmith gets less tips and more price complaints for be... by ZoFreX on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:06PM (#2010027)
How could I forget Dali, him of the famous chequebook!

Living quite a while seems to be as big a factor in gaining fame as an artist than anything else - this is also important to win a Nobel prize!

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