"Will" wrote in message
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The difference is price is simply that of having a "famous artist"
handle or create the work. IMO. We, as humans, want to feel that is some
way we have a piece of a "creative genius". We want to "belong" to an
exclusive group. A lot of marketing works that way - what is called the
"touchstone" principle and of course "esclusivity". FWIW.

e.g -- "this work was inspired by Ellsworth" or "the artist himself made
the sketch from which I created in his style this... (whatever)"


Unfortunately, as in the story I related, most of us have no idea if any
"famous name" ever did something like what we do. Therefore we, like Kirk,
can only say that what we do is what we do.

Then there's the oft-referenced "you sell too cheaply," a phrase sometimes
used here and elsewhere to grant some sort of tacit copyright to the
established name by implying that you owe h/er/im a royalty or living.