 Second, the idea of candidacy for appreciation is problematic. A candidate for appreciation can’t be merely something, some property (or aspect), that’s potentially appreciable. Too many properties of too many things are potentially appreciable. If “candidacy” is interpreted more narrowly and strictly, however, the idea that a property needs a status like “candidate for appreciation” bestowed upon it seems wrongheaded. A candidate for President of the United States, for example, isn’t just anyone who’s eligible but someone who has taken at least some steps toward attaining that office, or someone who has had an official endorsement. But what’s comparable in the case of aspects of works of art?