All-Black Paintings Sell For $3 Million?

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Modern artist Ad Reinhardt's "Untitled Black Paintings" sell for several million dollars.

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Art is in the eye of the beholder

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Like darkness and light

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There's a strange beauty to these artworks. The artist forces you to take time to experience their real colors.

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Modern artist Ad Reinhardt creates this effect by using extremely thick oil paint. Creating these paints takes weeks.

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Learn more about Ad Reinhardt,

his views on modern art and his 12 rules for how to create pure art. Click here