Antinomy of the Artistic and Commercial Value of Art

The article deals with the relationship between the artistic and the commercial value of art. The author shows the evolution of aesthetic consciousness, arguing that the artistic value of a work of art was directly connected with the work of a genius until the end of the 19th century. The commercial value of art arises with the appearing art market in the middle of the 19th century, which becomes the main way of regulating artistic life.