The Arts -- A Recent Headline-Grabber

From the New York Times, 13 November 2018
Edward Hopper’s “Chop Suey,” an oil on canvas from 1929, sold for $91.9 million on Tuesday night.CreditCreditHeirs of Josephine Hopper/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; via Christie's

An interesting question as we discuss the arts in class: What gives art value? This painting, by Edward Hopper, fetched nearly one hundred million dollars at auction. If you read the article, you'll see that not everyone agrees with this value.