Art, no matter what form it is (music, sketching, painting or even
cooking), has always inspired me in ways I cannot explain. Secretly, I
always aspired to be some sort of an artist. Art is creativity, and
there is no price that is adequate for creativity especially if it’s
good, rather you cannot put a price on creativity. Painting is one form
of art that attracts huge sums of money no matter which part of the
world it came from. I do not have the sophistication it takes to
actually admire a painting. Believe me when I compiled the list of ten
most expensive works below, I had no clue exactly what pulled in such
incredible amount of money. Nevertheless, these paintings that I am
about to list down for you are ten of the most expensive in the world to
date. Maybe you can appreciate them better than I can.
10. JASPER JOHNS – FALSE START
Anne and Kenneth Griffin are the founders of Citadel Investment
Group. They bought this particular painting in the year 2006. The
painting was able to fetch $80,000,000. This figure made this painting
one of the most expensive American paintings in the world. Johns is
often described as a Neo-Dadaist. His subjects often include images or
objects from popular culture. Those of you who know this artist must
know him best because of his work ‘Flag’. He painted it after he dreamt
of the American flag sometime around 1954 to 1955.
9. CLAUDE MONET- LE BASSIN AUX NYMPHEAS
This is one of the more famous paintings of the artist Claude Monet.
‘Le Bassin Aux Numpheas’ is a painting from the ‘water lilies’ series.
This painting depicts a scene where the water lilies float on the water
under the bridge. The painting became the most expensive painting sold
by Monet in 2008. It was sold for $80,400,000. That’s almost double the
last most expensive painting by Claude Monet.
8. VINCENT VAN GOGH – PORTRAIT DU DR GACHET
This used to be the most expensive painting ever when it was sold to a
Japanese businessman in the year 1990. The painting was able to fetch
$82,500,000. It was painted by Vincent Van Gogh (another very famous
artist) a hundred years prior to its sale in 1890. This painting depicts
the doctor of the famous painter. Vincent painted another painting that
depicted his doctor.
7. FRANCIS BACON – TRIPTYCH 1976
Francis Bacon is an Irish painted and is known for his dark and evil
paintings. Triptych is referred to a painting where three different
panels of art create one image. The triptych 1976 was a collection of
triptychs. This painting was sold in an auction in 2007 and was bought
by a Russian billionaire and also the owner of the Chelsea football
club. The name of the guy is Roman Abramovich.
6. GUSTAV KLIMT – PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUR II
This is another depiction of Adele Bloch-Baur by Gustav Klimt. Adele
was the wife of Ferdinand Block-Buar, an industrialist. She was a big
fan of Gustav. Gustav was an Austrian artist and Adele is the only woman
he painted twice. This particular painting was sold for $88,936,000
back in 2006. I do not understand why this painting fetched in such a
huge amount of money, but then again, who am I to judge these paintings.
5. PABLO PICASSO – DORA MAAR AU CHAT
It was estimated that this piece of greatness by Picasso would be
sold for around 50,000,000 dollars. But in May 2006, this painting
fetched around $95,216,000 at an auction. The painting was bought by a
Russian who chose to stay anonymous. Dora was the mistress of Picasso
and the picture has a cat right above the shoulder of Dora. Weird
painting if you ask me.
4. PABLO PICASSO – GARCON A LA PIPE
I am sure you have heard this name. This particular painting is
considered to be an average when you consider Picasso’s work. Garcon a
la Pipe can be translated to ‘boy with pipe’. The painting was sold for
$104,168,000. This figure makes it one of the more expensive paintings
to be sold in an auction. The painting was sold in 2004 and
interestingly that’s around a hundred years after the painting was
painted (1905).
3. GUSTAV KLIMT – PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUR I
This painting was subjected to a lot of controversy. It happens to be
one of the two depictions of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Both of these
depictions were painted by the same artist. The Austrian government
forced an owner of this painting to return it to the original owner
because the painting was stolen by the Nazis in the Second World War.
The painting is owned by Ronald S. Lauder (the cosmetics heir). The
painting is valued at $135,000,000.
2. WILLEM DE KOONING – WOMAN III
Willem De Kooning is also an abstract impressionist. From 1951 to
1953 Mr. Kooning painted six different Woman paintings. The one pictured
above, the number III, was originally hung in Iran until it was
declared unsuitable for public display. The Woman III was replaced by
‘the last Tahmasabi Shahnameh’. The financial billionaire, Steven Cohen,
bought the painting for $137,500,000.
1. JACKSON POLLOCK – NO5 1948
Jackson Pollock is one of the mainstream artists of the 20th
Century. He even managed to influence the European art. His early work
was influenced by his teacher Benton. This painting is one of the most
abstract impressions in the world. The painting was sold for
$140,000,000. As you might be able to imagine, it was painted in the
year 1948. The artist does not appeal to everyone’s taste but he is one
of the best America has to offer. The painting is 8 feet by 4 feet. It
is said that the painting was bought for the quoted price by a Mexican
named David Martinez, however it is not a confirmed report.
There you go folks, I am sure you will be able to better appreciate
these paintings. If money was no big deal, which of these paintings
would you like to hang in your living room? I think I would go with one
of the depictions of Adele Bloch; beautiful use of colors and what not.
Let us know in the comments what you think.
source : http://www.thelisticles.com/art-history/most-expensive-paintings-ever/
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