The most expensive paintings

The most expensive paintings belong to the Modern and Post Modern artists. The summary, published by dLoewi.com, does not represent the most expensive paintings by itself but the most expensive paintings that have been sold till now. For example, the Mona Lisa is considered to be worth significantly more than the ones on the top list.

The artists represent the movements Abstract expressionism, Cubism, Symbolism, Pop Art and Postimpressionism.

Half of the top paintings were sold at the peak of the art market boom in 2006. Of the top list, three paintings are works of Picasso

1. No.5, 1948 (Jackson Pollock, Abstract Expressionism, Year : 1948, 96" x 48", Oil on Fibre board, Year of Sale : 2006, $140 million)

2. Woman III (Willian de Kooning, Abstract Expressionism, 68"× 48.5" , Oil on Canvas, Year : 1953, Year of Sale : 2006, $137.5 million)

3. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (Gustav Klimt Symbolism, 54"x54",Oil, silver, and gold on canvas, Year :1907, Year of Sale : 2006, $135 million)

4. Nude, Green Leaves and Bust / Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur (Pablo Picasso, Cubism, Year: 1932, 64"×51", Oil on canvas, Year of Sale : 2010, $106.5 million)

5. Garçon à la Pipe / Boy with the pipe (Pablo Picasso, Mordernism, 39.4"x 32",Oil on canvas, Year :1905, Year of Sale : 2004, $104.2 million)

6. Eight Elvises (Andy Warhol, Pop-Art, 12' Canvas, Silk screen printing, Year: 1963, Year of Sale: 2009, $100 million)

7. Dora Maar au Chat (Pablo Picasso, Cubism, 50.5" x 37.5", Oil on canvas, Year : 1941, Year of Sale : 2006, $95.2 million)

8. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II (Artist Gustav Klimt, Symbolism, 75" x 47", Oil on canvas, Year: 1912, Year of Sale: 2006, $88 million)

9. Triptych, 1976 (Francis Bacon, Figural Expressionism, 78 x 58 in, Oil and pastel on canvas in three parts, Year : 1976, Year of Sale : 2008, $86.3 million)

10. Portrait of Dr.Gachet (Vincent van Gogh, Post Impressionism, 23.4" x 22", Oil on canvas, Year: 1890, Year of Sale: 1990, $82.5 million)

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