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Doc: 'What Makes Art So Valuable?'

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Marc Myers
Dec 02, 2022
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Why do some paintings sell at auction for more than $100 million while others sell for much less? And which paintings have commanded the highest prices and what stimulates buying frenzies by the world's wealthiest people? British journalist Alastair Sooke and a camera crew went searching for the answers to these and other questions, and the results may …

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