{"id":421,"date":"2018-11-20T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2019-09-18T16:34:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:34:00","slug":"how-much-is-a-painting-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/how-much-is-a-painting-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much is a Painting worth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fazly69d04f3371c15\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 300x250, Word Press -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0108254043138262\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8241926334\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\nmargin: 5px;padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.fazly69d04f3371c15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<h1>How much is a painting worth?<\/h1>\n<p>Having recently read\u00a0that an abstract oil painting by Chinese-French master Zao Wou-Ki sold at Sotheby&#8217;s for $65 million and a work by David Hockney, Portrait of an artist (pool with two figures) was given a sale estimate by Christie\u2019s of $80 million then actually sold in November for $90 million I am beginning to wonder just how much is a painting worth?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/how-much-is-a-painting-worth\/david-hockney\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?fit=314%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"314,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?fit=314%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-423 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?resize=300%2C180\" alt=\"How much is a painting worth? David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arts-crafts-hobbiesanddiy.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/David-Hockney.jpg?w=314&amp;ssl=1 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David Hockney isn&#8217;t even dead so for a living artist, it is a ridiculous amount of money. Ok, he is 81 so there is a reasonable probability that his works are going to become more scarce. As to be fair, he isn&#8217;t getting any younger.<\/p>\n<p>We are talking ridiculous amounts of money here. More than any average family could earn between them in a lifetime.<\/p><div class=\"awwas69d04f3371c89\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 300x250, Word Press -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0108254043138262\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8241926334\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\nmargin: 5px;padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.awwas69d04f3371c89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>How could such a price be justified? 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