... style of the time, and so he died a pauper, his artwork having been rejected by society. Thus, although new knowledge, in the form of art, was introduced, a change in the general art style did not take effect. One may even say that no progress has taken place. However, let's not forget that progress is gradual. It is true that initially, Van Gough's paintings were not accepted. However, although the general public did not accept Van Gough, he was idolized by some young artists of his time, who paid him the biggest compliment by imitating him and his style. Eventually, the whole community caught on to the Impressionistic style, and now, "The Sunflowers" was recently bought at the Christie auction for an unfathomable sum of $100 million dollars. It is evident that slowly but surely, progress has taken place in the fine art society, and thus, the statement of ...

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