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The fact that enormous sums are paid for pieces of art is not acceptable at a time when many people around the world live in poverty. Discuss this statement and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

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It is true that pieces of
art
 in today’s
world
 can change hands for enormous sums. Works by artists
such
 as Picasso, da Vinci and Rembrandt have been sold for millions of dollars. Recently, a Modigliani was sold to a billionaire for one hundred and seventy million dollars. It certainly seems obscene that
such
 figures are spent when many
people
 around the
world
 live in poverty. The work of many charities would be transformed by the money generated by just one of these
art
 sales and in turn, the lives of ordinary
people
 in need would be transformed. Medicines, food and shelter amongst other things could easily be provided, saving lots of lives, many of which would be children. When the issue is looked at from
this
 point of view, the
art
 sales
world
 certainly seems obscene.
However
, in my opinion, things are unlikely to change. Human greed is endemic and
people
 who have the drive to earn that amount of money and who actually have access to these sums in cash are not often
people
 who will part with their wealth. Lots of prosperous
people
 support many charities, but it is unlikely that they would completely relinquish their access to the luxuries that accompany their lives. The works of
art
 are
also
 often seen as investments in themselves, to be held on to for a period of time and
then
 resold at a profit. In conclusion, in an ideal
world
, the vast sums of money that are spent on fine and rare works of
art
 would be better spent on helping those in need. In reality,
however
,
this
 is unlikely to take place.
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