Why do paintings cost so much?

Question: Why do paintings cost so much!?

its stupid who and why would you pay millions for a picture and also why do they cost so much when it could just be splats of paint!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

once an artist is famous, anything they do is worth a lot- even if it is really rubbishWww@QuestionHome@Com

They don't cost millions!. Only the work of a few genuine geniuses costs millions!.

Most paintings you can buy at a gallery near new cost just hundreds!.

Do some research before you go making such statements!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Usually because the artist is dead,Unable to paint any more so the value goes up,Www@QuestionHome@Com