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Would a Monet masterpiece have been more or less valuable if signed by the famous artist?
Monet's Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil, an 1873 painting of a railway bridge spanning the Seine near Paris, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder for a record $41.4 million(1).
It was purchased at auction on May 6th, 2008 at Christie's auction in New York.
Likewise, Rembrandt’s portrait of Jan Six in the Six Collection, is a work valued at more than $400 million (2).
When a master has a masterpiece it becomes priceless when it is signed.
There is no equal to
the original artist's signed masterpiece.
Here are some famous signatures throughout history. These autographs are from the field of art, politics, science, and architecture. If we had in our possession any document or work attributed to one of these persons with their signature attached, the value would skyrocket.
A masterpiece signed by a master is of considerable worth and prestige.
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Claude Monet | Rembrandt |
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John Hancock | Frank Lloyd Wright |
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Abraham Lincoln | Sir Isaac Newton |
When a person signs his or her name, they are initiating action.
Signatures bind the users' affirmative assent to be bound to an agreement. This action is enforced by courts. This is one meaning of a signature but another is that it is a characteristic mark (3).
Signatures enforce contracts, obligate ersources, infuse funding, release judgments, start contracts.
The masterpiece is considered the "signature" work or the best piece which represents the work of a master.
Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Psalm 102:25
If God indeed created the Universe and it is His masterpiece, then did He sign it? Can we a hint of His signature in His work?
Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
And My right hand has stretched out the heavens;
When I call to them,
They stand up together.
Isaiah 48:13
The signature work of God is Creation, and more specifically man who was His crowning creation.
For a man... is the image and glory of God...
1 Corinthians 11:7
But the Universe - a lesser work - is still more grand than we can comprehend. The question is, "Did God sign his masterpiece?"
We have a hint that He did.
He who overcomes...
I will write on him the name of My God and ...
I will write on him My new name.
Revelation 3:12
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