Painting is not only amazing works of art, but also an opportunity to showcase your talent to the world. These masterpieces are highly regarded and valuable collectors' items.
In addition to the most famous Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh, who gave the world many masterpieces, there are many other artists in the world who created unique masterpieces, and we present top 10 most expensive paintings in the world.
10. Silver Car Crash (Double Crash) - $ 105.4 million
The artwork of the most popular pop art legend, Andy Warhol. He wrote it in 1963 and sold it for $ 105.4 million at an auction in November 2013.
9. Nude, green leaves and bust - $ 106.5 million
The painting was bought by an unknown buyer at an auction in May 2012 for $ 106.5 million. A colorful and sensual work by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1932. The painting is painted in oil in plum and blue tones, it depicts the muse and lover of Picasso by the name of Marie Thérèse Walter. This is one of the 10 most expensive paintings by Picasso.
8. Flag - $ 110,000,000
The American Flag, painted with hot wax, is a painting by the American artist Jasper Johns, who lives in America to this day. The painting was painted in 1954-55 and made the artist famous all over the world. In 2010, collector Stephen Cohen bought it for $ 110 million.
7. Scream - $ 119.9 million
The most striking masterpiece and the most expensive painting by the expressionist artist Edvard Munch was sold at auction in 2012. There are four variants of the picture, which have the general name "Cry of nature". The painting is a sketch depicting the expression of pain and suffering as symbols of contemporary art.
6. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - $ 135 million
This amazing work of art was bought by Ronald Lauder in 2006 for $ 135 million. This is a portrait of the wife of a wealthy Australian industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, painted by the artist Gustav Klimt. The painting, painted in 1907, represents the peak of the artist's golden phase. The picture shocked the world not only by the huge amount paid for it, but also by the fact that it was sold at all.
5. Woman III - $ 137.5 million
Woman III is an Abstract Expressionist image by the artist Willem de Kooning, who painted her in 1953. From the late seventies to 1994, the painting was part of the collection of the Tehran Museum of Modern Art, however, since 1979, after the Islamic Revolution, it could not be exhibited due to the ban on art that depicts the female body. In 2006, billionaire Stephen Cohen bought it for $ 137.5 million.
4. № 5, 1948 - $140 000 000
A stunning and expensive piece of contemporary art by American artist Jackson Pollock, created in 1948 as part of the Abstract Expressionism that reigned in the American art movement. This painting shows a nest made using the technique of sprinkling drops of yellow and brown paint on a sheet of fiberboard. It was bought by an unknown buyer in 2006 for $ 140 million.
3. Three sketches for a portrait of Lucian Freud - $ 142 million
A work of art by the British artist Francis Bacon, made in oil, the painting is conventionally divided into three sections and consists of three sketches for a portrait of Lucian Freud. The painting is a brilliant example of modern art, it was sold to a collector who wished to remain anonymous in November 2013 for $ 142.4 million.
2. Sleep- $ 155,000,000
The oil painting in 1932 made Pablo Picasso one of the most popular artists in erotic painting. The painting is a portrait of 22-year-old Marie-Thérèse Walter, sitting on an armchair with her eyes closed. In 2006, casino owner Steve Wynn was going to sell the painting to collector Stephen Cohen, however, the deal was canceled due to accidental damage to the portrait by Steven Wynn.
But since Stephen Cohen was very interested in buying the piece of art, the painting was sold after a brilliant restoration in March 2013 for $ 155 million.
1. Card Players - $ 259,000,000
The Card Players is the general name for a series of paintings by the French post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. The paintings were created in the early 90s of the 19th century, during the final period of Cézanne's work, they differ in size and plot layout: in the first two paintings of the series there are three card players, while in the last three there are only two.
To create a series of paintings, Paul Cezanne conducted several studies and made dozens of sketches. The largest version of the painting was purchased by the Qatari royal family in April 2011. The painting is the most expensive in the world and costs about $ 250 million.
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