Saying that
this was worth £50m
Ok, call me a philistine if you will
It’s worth what anyone will pay for it.
And I presume that previous sales have shown there to be a market for it.
I agree that the international art market is bonkers and we can all question whether it is moral or ethical to spend $50 million on that whilst people are homeless?
“American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing” As sung by Del Amitri in the song, Nothing Ever Happens.