I've always wondered about those fancy art galleries that are in every city, do people actually buy paintings from there? Or worse, do people buy the prints?
I know very little about art, but I do appreciate original paintings, and so will look for them, but I have never spent all that much on a painting. The three original paintings I own, two were made by a local artist and I paid $50 each for them, and the third was a gift from a college girlfriend who is am amazing artist (side hobby) and who made it specially for me. I would love to get some more artworks, but most of the paintings I see are beyond what I would like to pay. I understand why paintings cost what they do for the most part, and I understand that artists need to make a living, but I usually will try to see if any art students have any pieces that they would be willing to sell.