Picasso’s auction prices are about history, not just skill—he shattered centuries of visual tradition, and that rupture is priceless. But I’ve seen our own Pattachitra artisans in Odisha achieve similar mastery, telling whole epics on a palm leaf, yet their work never commands such sums. The difference is a powerful market that decided one story is worth more than another. My years preserving both kinds of art in the museum tell me value is a narrative, not an absolute truth. Take care, beta.
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