The fact that enormous sums are paid for pieces of art is not acceptable at a time when people around the world live in poverty. To what extent do you agree? Nowadays, some artwork is traded at exorbitant prices, and some people think it unacceptable because such large sums of money could save millions of people from poverty. I tend to agree with the opinion as it seems like the rich few monopolise the world’s wealth. Some pieces of art are extremely expensive. Paintings by the great artists, such as Van Gogh, cost over a million dollars (a lot more than that!) . If this amount of money was donated to charity, the number of those who are in need would decrease. On the other hand, the purchase of artwork is a personal transaction, and it should not be criticised too much. It is just that wealthy individuals have enough money to pay for expensive artwork in the same way as they can afford large mansions, luxurious cars and defensive stocks (?). In conclusion, although it is a matter in the private sphere, the exessive prices of some pieces of artwork seem unreasonable when considering the wealth gap between the rich and the poor.