The most expensive paintings in the world (21 photos)
The most expensive paintings in the world (21 photos)
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Today you can read about the ranking of most expensive paintings of the world. This is a regularly updated list of works of art sold at art auktsio nach in the twentieth and twenty-first century.
Of course, to assess the market value of world masterpieces would be sacrilege, and the rating based solely on the results of the auction, so the most famous paintings of the world, owned, public museums, the list did not come. So, if to some connoisseurs once lucky enough to get into his private collection of "Mona Lisa, then from his fat wallet he will lay out a considerable sum. Fortunately, this situation does not seem possible.
By the way, in the Guinness book "Mona Lisa" is specified as the insured on the largest amount of painting. December 14, 1962, to exhibitions in the U.S., insurance for the painting was valued at 100 million dollars. Louvre chose to spend money on security rather than on insurance. If we take into account inflation, insurance in 2006 would correspond to 670 million dollars.
1. Jackson Pollock - No. 5 (1948)
sold for 140 million dollars in 2006
2. Willem de Kooning - Woman III (1953)
sold for 137.5 million dollars in 2006
3. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)
sold for 135 million dollars in 2006
4. Pablo Picasso - Boy with a Pipe (1905)
sold for 104.1 million dollars in 2004
5. May. Pablo Picasso - Dora Maar with Cat (1941)
sold for 95.2 million dollars in 2006
6. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (1912)
sold for 87.9 million dollars in 2006
7. Francis Bacon - Triptych (1976)
sold for 86.3 million dollars in 2008
8. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of Dr. Gachet (1890)
sold for 82.5 million dollars in 1990
9. Claude Monet - Pond with water lilies (1919)
sold for 80.5 million dollars in 2008
10. Jasper Johns - False start (1959)
sold for $ 80 million in 2008
11. Pierre Auguste Renoir - Ball at the Moulin de la Galette (1876)
sold for 78.1 million dollars in 1990
12. Peter Paul Rubens - Massacre of the Innocents (1609-1611)
Sold for 76.8 million dollars in 2002
13. Mark Rothko - White Centre (1950)
sold for 72.8 million dollars in 2007
14. Andy Warhol - Green car accident (1963)
sold for 71.7 million dollars in 2007
15. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait artist without his beard (1889)
sold for 71.5 million dollars in 1998
16. Willem De Kooning - Police Gazette (1955)
sold for 63.5 million dollars in 2006
17. Paul Cezanne - Still Life with Jug and drapery (1893-1894)
sold for 60.2 million dollars in 1999
18. Kazimir Malevich - Suprematist Composition (1916)
sold for $ 60 million in 2008
19. Vincent van Gogh - Wheat field with cypresses (1916)
sold for 57 million dollars in 1993
20. Pablo Picasso - Woman with arms crossed (1901-1902)
sold for $ 55 million in 2000
21 images...
Today you can read about the ranking of most expensive paintings of the world. This is a regularly updated list of works of art sold at art auktsio nach in the twentieth and twenty-first century.
Of course, to assess the market value of world masterpieces would be sacrilege, and the rating based solely on the results of the auction, so the most famous paintings of the world, owned, public museums, the list did not come. So, if to some connoisseurs once lucky enough to get into his private collection of "Mona Lisa, then from his fat wallet he will lay out a considerable sum. Fortunately, this situation does not seem possible.
By the way, in the Guinness book "Mona Lisa" is specified as the insured on the largest amount of painting. December 14, 1962, to exhibitions in the U.S., insurance for the painting was valued at 100 million dollars. Louvre chose to spend money on security rather than on insurance. If we take into account inflation, insurance in 2006 would correspond to 670 million dollars.
1. Jackson Pollock - No. 5 (1948)
sold for 140 million dollars in 2006
2. Willem de Kooning - Woman III (1953)
sold for 137.5 million dollars in 2006
3. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)
sold for 135 million dollars in 2006
4. Pablo Picasso - Boy with a Pipe (1905)
sold for 104.1 million dollars in 2004
5. May. Pablo Picasso - Dora Maar with Cat (1941)
sold for 95.2 million dollars in 2006
6. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (1912)
sold for 87.9 million dollars in 2006
7. Francis Bacon - Triptych (1976)
sold for 86.3 million dollars in 2008
8. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of Dr. Gachet (1890)
sold for 82.5 million dollars in 1990
9. Claude Monet - Pond with water lilies (1919)
sold for 80.5 million dollars in 2008
10. Jasper Johns - False start (1959)
sold for $ 80 million in 2008
11. Pierre Auguste Renoir - Ball at the Moulin de la Galette (1876)
sold for 78.1 million dollars in 1990
12. Peter Paul Rubens - Massacre of the Innocents (1609-1611)
Sold for 76.8 million dollars in 2002
13. Mark Rothko - White Centre (1950)
sold for 72.8 million dollars in 2007
14. Andy Warhol - Green car accident (1963)
sold for 71.7 million dollars in 2007
15. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait artist without his beard (1889)
sold for 71.5 million dollars in 1998
16. Willem De Kooning - Police Gazette (1955)
sold for 63.5 million dollars in 2006
17. Paul Cezanne - Still Life with Jug and drapery (1893-1894)
sold for 60.2 million dollars in 1999
18. Kazimir Malevich - Suprematist Composition (1916)
sold for $ 60 million in 2008
19. Vincent van Gogh - Wheat field with cypresses (1916)
sold for 57 million dollars in 1993
20. Pablo Picasso - Woman with arms crossed (1901-1902)
sold for $ 55 million in 2000