If it were solely due to the entertainment value then an exact replica (made by someone else) would have the same value as the original. But it doesn't. Art (

If it were solely due to the entertainment value then an exact replica (made by someone else) would have the same value as the original. But it doesn't. Art (and most collectibles) are a type of social signaling (kind of like peacock feathers). In the end they are done for the same reason that someone buys a Ferrari or McLauren: to show to other people that they have achieved material success and to attract a better mate (in the end almost everything comes down to genetic incentives, whether conscious or not). As long as there is a contingent of people who believe that art is a social signifier and it will help people in the mating game, it will continue to be valuable (also tax evasion - but that's a different story).