04 March 2011

The Most Expensive Paintings Sold at Auction

More expensive paintings sold at auction world attest to the popularity of the art, and the list of the ten top updated revealed a growing interest in contemporary art. Works of the movement of expressionism abstract at the top of America list followed by the new art, Picasso, Pop Art, Renaissance art, and figurative art of Francis Bacon.The most expensive painting ever sold was a portrait of Mother Teresa, who was painted by Nepalese artist Agr Hood. The impressive recovered painting of 238 million in 2010 to a sale to private auction held in London. The painting was purchased by a private collector anonyme.« "Number 5, 1948 Pollock Jackson" is the third list, for an impressive $ 140 million of sales. This figure was achieved in a sale private in 2006 and rumours put David Martinez, Mexican businessman as the buyer. "Woman III," 1952-53, by another American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning comes then extraction 137.5 million in a private sale. "Adele Bloch-bauer," 1907 by Gustav Klimt is fourth on the list, the Commander of $ 135 million. " Confiscated by the Nazis during World War II, the painting was returned to the heirs to Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer and was purchased by Ronald Lauder, the tycoon of cosmetic in 2006. Next is a sensual work of Pablo Picasso, "Nude, green leaves and bust", sold 1932 New York auction a Christie for 106.5 million in 2010. Period work Picasso, "Garcon the pipe," 1904 Rose is the 5th most expensive painting for 104.1 million to New York's Sotheby's auction in May 2004.Pop Art takes center stage with Andy Warhol distinctive "eight Elvises"."," 1963 seventh on the list of sales, selling $ 100 million at a sale private in 2008. Prior to this, another painting by Warhol had also set a record, "Green Car Crash" ("Green Burning Car I") to Christie of New York in 2007 extraction 71.7 million.Three final paintings in paintings more expensive top 10 are "Cat of UA Dora maar" (1941) by Pablo Picasso that sold for 95.2 million in May 2006 in New York's Sotheby's, "Diana and Actaeon of Titian"."," (1556-1559), who commanded 91 million in February 2009, at a private sale "Adele Bloch - bauer II of Gustav Klimt" (1912) which sells for $ 87.1 million, Christie's New York, November 2006 and profile buyers "Triptych 1976" by Francis Bacon sold at auction in New York's Sotheby's of 86.3 million in May 2008.High contributed to increased awareness and popularity of many tables. The Japanese millionaire deceased Ryoei Saito bought two more expensive paintings in the world, of Vincent van Gogh "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" of 82.5 million and "Ball of the Moulin de la Galette of Pierre - Auguste Renoir" $ 78.1 millionrespectively, the auction New York, Christie's and Sotheby's respectively in the 1990.Another of paintings by Pablo Picasso to hit the list is one of the works of his blue period, "Woman in the arm fixture," (1901), who recovered from 55 million in 2000 to the city of New York from Christie. One of the works of Van Gogh also now was pushed off the coast of the most expensive list, "Portrait of Joseph Roulin" to exchange more than 52 million from $ work in 1989 by the Museum of Modern Art in New Yorkwhich makes nettilling above figure ever received for a painting.The list of world's most expensive paintings preserved change, but what remains constant is the impact of art in the life of personalities. Invest in art, it is a capital idea, as these figures show.