A Lesson In Art Appreciation
A down-on-his-luck artist visits the art gallery where all of his paintings are on display. He sees the art dealer standing in front of the art gallery and accosts the latter, “So how did my paintings do today?”
The art dealer smiles and says, “Well, I got good news and bad news.”
“Well, give me the good news first. I haven’t had such luck these days,” sighs the struggling artist.
“This morning, a gentleman walks in and asks me if it is true that when an artist dies, his paintings will triple in value. I say yes and the gentleman then buys all 20 of your paintings on the spot - no questions asked. He even paid cash up front!”
“Hey, that’s really good news! The best I have heard in years!” shouts the artist joyfully as he does a little jig. He then stops and asks, “What’s the bad news?”
“The gentleman says he’s your doctor.”