New York gallery owners will tell you that the value of any work of art is only what the last owner paid for it.

纽约画廊的老板会告诉你，任何艺术品的价值只是最后一位买主为此付出的价格。

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I point out that creating a work of art or building a skill provides no value to anyone, so it won't generate income.

我指出，创造一幅作品或学到一种技能，都不能给别人带来价值，自然产生不了收入。

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To sum up, both art and science are important in my society, but I believe that most people value the work of scientists more.

总之，在我们的社会，艺术和科学都很重要。但我认为，大部分的人更重视科学家的工作。

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To deny the validity of the droit de suite is not to be a philistine: arguably, it is more philistine to equate the value of a work of art with its price.

ECONOMIST: A ��right�� too far

Filer (1984) comes to an identical conclusion: the DDS reallocates property rights: thus, the value of a work of art without full property rights is less than the value with full rights.

FORBES: The Droit De Suite Dilemma (And Why It's Just A Bad Idea)

When evaluating a potential purchase, an entrepreneur like Courtauld was looking for an assessment finely balanced between market value (a good price), quality as a work of art (a question of informed taste and a good eye), and stature of the artist (now and in the future).

BBC: A Point of View: The art of collecting