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The painting is an actual painting - with oil paints, three-dimensional paint and canvas texture and light scattering, and Picasso's own brushwork (and underpai
by musicale 3y ago
The painting is an actual painting - with oil paints, three-dimensional paint and canvas texture and light scattering, and Picasso's own brushwork (and underpainting if you x-ray it) - and you can hang it on your wall. Reproducing a copy of comparable quality would probably cost thousands (though not millions) of dollars and require a skilled artist.
Creating a bit-for-bit replica of the jpeg costs basically nothing and can be done by anyone. And you still have to print it yourself or buy a monitor if you want to hang it on your wall.
- jacquesm 3y agoThe value of something is not normally associated with how easy it is to copy. A state secret or a trade secret could be very easy to copy and yet immensely valuable. A print-out of 100G of random noise would be quite hard to copy and yet isn't very valuable. It's obvious that the Picasso has more intrinsic value than a jpeg, but not that much more. Art reproductions are typically sold at a fraction of the price of the original ($20 for a very nice print, $130 for a handmade reproduction (low wage country): https://www.etsy.com/market/picasso_reproduction https://www.etsy.com/market/picasso_reproduction) To reproduce that car would cost a fortune, much more than the car itself is worth.