[Albion Wilde]

That artist has been dead for decades. Hollyweirdos bought up his works long ago and it is they who make bank when one sells for $30,000,000

It is the one-of-a-kind nature of fine art that makes it vulnerable to exploitation in this way. The artists rarely see much of the largesse during their lifetime.

[a fool in paradise]

Warhol mass produced his canvases and objects and still sells for higher than Basquiat (whom Andy promoted).