Art flows to where the money is

Art flows to where the money is

More than once people asked how a novice portraitist must decide his prices. I remember I once said: If you don’t have any orders you are either  too expensive, or you have too little quality.  If you have too many commissions, it may be that you are too cheap.

Art flows to where the money is. Portrait of Jan Six by Rembrandt
Portrait of Jan Six by Rembrandt

An interesting book that I am currently reading is “The lives of Jan Six”, written by the Dutch historian Geert Mak. I do not know if there is an English translation. Continue reading “Art flows to where the money is”