"Art for art's sake".
Buying a painting,you are buying a piece of history that links you to the elites of the past.Most luxury goods can be manufactured again but an original painting is a singular physical object that exists nowhere else in the universe. Once an artist die , the supply of their work is permanently frozen. The high price of a painting can seem irrational compared to a functional item like a car or a house but the costliness of art follows a very specific logic. It isn't just about the paint and canvas, it’s about scarcity, status, and time.
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