DTC The Value of Images

Why is it that the value of a work of art (visual art) seems to increase so much after the artist dies? It doesn't seem to be the case with music. Not as much so, anyway. I guess that's because artists typically (not always the case) work in private, not in front of large audiences. In music, the opposite is true. Artists gain notoriety when they die and people think that they they can own something that is limited in number. Music is different. It will be listened to over and over throughout decades, and reproduced many times by different artists, whether the original artist is dead or alive.

Like music, art can illicit some strong emotion by it's viewers. I've only had the opportunity to visit a few art museums, and only in the US, but I've seen some pretty awesome exhibits at the Smithsonian and Seattle Art Museum among a few others. I thought it was an incredible, indescribable  feeling to stand in front of an original work of art, especially the really huge pieces. I can understand how extremely wealthy people, who have the ability, would want to own a famous works of art. Fortunately, we have museums and it's not all bought up by private collectors.