"Is this painting for me?"
Rita watched as Griseo handed her the painting of a witch in a gloomy forest, her eyes gleaming. Though the painting had a dark style that felt somewhat oppressive and eerie,
as a work she had created together with Griseo, Rita truly loved it.
"Yes, it's for Rita."
Griseo nodded.
She would not sell her own paintings, but she was willing to give them to people she cared about.
Besides, this was not merely an ordinary painting. It possessed other mysterious abilities as well. It might be able to help Rita and the others in the future.
"Thank you! I'll treasure it properly."
Holding the painting tightly in her hands, Rita treated it with great importance. She decided to preserve it carefully and hang it in her bedroom once she returned to Britain.
This painting was no worse than Mashiro Shiina's classic works.
A year ago, one of Mashiro Shiina's paintings had been auctioned in New York for seventeen million dollars. The quality of this painting was no worse than the one Mashiro had auctioned off.
However, ordinary artworks usually only skyrocketed in value after their creators died. Yet Mashiro Shiina was alive and well, and one of her paintings had already sold for such a high price.
It was probably mainly for the sake of inheritance.
In this world, Mashiro Shiina possessed talent comparable to Van Gogh's. Some even believed that, a hundred years from now, her paintings might be worth more than Van Gogh's.
For many people who had already made more money than they could ever need, turning their money into such collectibles was always appealing. Even waiting for them to appreciate in value was not a bad choice.
Of course, not every painter's works could sell for astronomical prices while they