The cash value of a work indicates

The influence of art critics.

The popular acceptance of the work.

What a buyer will pay at a given time.

The artistic value of a work

The cash value of work indicates the artistic value of a work. Fine art may be the most subjective commodity of all which means the value of art is also totally subjective. To arrive at the market value of a work of art, there are five attributes that must be known and weighed carefully: provenance, condition, authenticity, exposure and quality.