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Artist Edwin Ahlstrom’s easel in the National Gallery of Art, as he copies Gilbert Stuart’s Portrait of John Randolph (1805)
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A MODEST PROPOSAL
FOR THE ART WORLD

by Ben Davis



People like to throw around the word "priceless" when it comes to art. But we should know better. Art is not priceless. We know exactly how much art is worth. It’s worth however much people are willing to pay for it, and right now, this is a lot of money.

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