With all paintings and photos isn’t it the image that is important? How it is produced is irrelevant.
I agree, which is why I think so many so-called “art lovers” are basically pretentious types, who really only acquire these things as an investment, or to say to the world (to quote another Harry Enfield character) “I am considerably richer than yow” Nothing wrong with an investment, but I wish they wouldn’t try to dress it up as something more noble or arty. A true art lover, who really appreciated the composition, idea, etc, would surely be just as happy with a cheap, simple print. As for the argument it’s worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, well yes up to a point, but just because one individual is prepared to pay Monopoly money for something, doesn’t really make it “worth” that much in the generally accepted use of that term. I collect model kits, but if I were to pay (say) £20K for an Airfix Fergie it would not really mean that Fergies were now “worth” £20K; no one else would pay that kind of money, just laugh at me for having done so.
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