What is a reproduction worth?
Some pictures are reproductions, which means that they are photographic copies of paintings, often of famous paintings from museums. These are sometimes called ‘art prints’ or ‘posters’. Some are of high quality and are almost identical to the original.
The majority of reproductions of famous paintings have little value. For example, John Constable’s painting The Haywain is a priceless masterpiece, but prints which are copies of this painting are of no real value and are not expected to increase in value over time. This is partly because so many copies of this picture have been printed over the last 180 years.
Some reproductions of paintings do have commercial value, particularly if they were published as limited editions. Supply and demand may mean that they increase in value.