The cheap bastard, I am, I bet I can find a high quality copy of it on the net and print it out at Walgreens for $20 or so. After that I too can look at a $450 million painting. Value is all in the people's mind. If it was for investment, just buy TSLA or BTC on pullbacks, faster returns...
Da Vinci painting selling for $450 million was jaw dropping: Larry Gagosian https://my.xfinity.com/video/da-vin...aturedfinance_sf_2017billionaires&tab=Finance
Globalization has benefited the art market: Larry Gagosian https://my.xfinity.com/video/global...aturedfinance_sf_2017billionaires&tab=Finance
There is not a lot for the super rich to spend on anymore. They already have a big house by the sea and a cottage in the mountains. Diamond studded cutlery ?