What makes art valuable?
Van Gough arts weren't so popular when he was alive. After his death, people seem love of his art even bid the highest amount of money just to have it. Why?
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4meAndyou · F
If you think about diamonds, then you will understand better. A diamond of the first water is rare. They are clear and completely flawless...hard to find and exorbitantly expensive.
Art becomes MUCH more valuable when the artist dies, because the artist will NEVER paint another painting. Limited supply, rare, and as the years go by, more and more expensive.
I once had a small antique and collectables business, and paintings ALWAYS become more valuable when the artist dies, if they were good to begin with.
After Van Gogh died, he was lumped into the group of Impressionists, and as you know, Monet and Degas are also very popular NOW. When they were alive, art was realism, and they were trying to experiment and leave realism behind. It takes a lot for people with money, (buyers), to change what they like.
Art becomes MUCH more valuable when the artist dies, because the artist will NEVER paint another painting. Limited supply, rare, and as the years go by, more and more expensive.
I once had a small antique and collectables business, and paintings ALWAYS become more valuable when the artist dies, if they were good to begin with.
After Van Gogh died, he was lumped into the group of Impressionists, and as you know, Monet and Degas are also very popular NOW. When they were alive, art was realism, and they were trying to experiment and leave realism behind. It takes a lot for people with money, (buyers), to change what they like.