CONTRAST AND ASSIMILATION, DEPENDING ON ASSIGNED NOMENCLATURE AND ASSOCIATIVE PRESTIGE SETTINGS

A PAINTING BY Vladimir Ryklin,  and another....by Arshile Gorky.......painting around the same time........    The 'Ryklin', purchased at a yard sale for under $4000.......The 'Gorky',  sold at a prestigious Auction House  for over $14,000,000....      Talk about the relativity of perspective!