Hellmanzik, C. (2013). Does travel inspire? Evidence from the superstars of modern art. Empirical Economics, 45(1), 281-303.
This paper investigates whether travel increases the value of paintings produced by modern visual artists. The analysis is based on the 214 most prominent modern visual artists born between 1850 and 1945 and auction records of their paintings over the past 20 years. We find that artworks produced in the year of a journey are 7% more valuable than paintings produced in periods with no travel. ...