1. 'The Card Players', Paul Cézanne. After the royal family of Qatar bought Cézanne painting in February 2012 for a record $ 250 million, this picture led the top 10 most expensive paintings in the world. This is one of the five paintings in series "The Card Players". The remaining series of paintings are scattered through museums and collections around the world.
2. In second place is painting of american expressionist Jackson Pollock "№ 5, 1948." Its price is 140 million. For a long time this artwork was a global leader in value.
3. Third place went to the painting "Woman III" of Danish abstractionist Willem de Kooning, painted in 1953. In 2006 this painting was bought by collector millionaire Steven Cohen for 137.5 million.
4. In fourth place in the raiting is a painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by Gustav Klimt. For a short period of time it was the most expensive painting in the world. In 2006 Ronald Lauder paid for this artwork $ 135 million. Adele Bloch-Bauer was the wife of a wealthy industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer who was patron of the artist and asked Klimt make a portrait of his wife.
5. Fifth place went to the early work of Pablo Picasso titled "Boy with a Pipe." In 2004 the painting was sold at auction by Sotheby's in New York for $ 104 million.
6. In sixth place – one more masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, "Dora Maar with Cat." Dora Maar was one of the many artost mistresses. This painting was bought by the Russian billionaire for 95.2 million dollars.
7. Another female portrait by Klimt entered the top ten most expensive world painting - "Adele Bloch-Bauer II". This is another painting from a series of portraits Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer wife. Masterpiece was sold for $ 88 million to anonymous buyer.
8. Eighth place occupied by "Triptych 1976", Francis Bacon. It was sold in 2008 for 86.3 million dollars to the russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
9. Ninth place - "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting was sold in 1990 for 82.5 million dollars to Japanese businessman Rioe Saito, who was imprisoned for three years for bribery. After the death of a businessman in a 1996 painting by an unknown location.
10. Bringing up the rear painting of neo-Dadaist Jasper Johns "False Start", acquired in 2006 for $ 80 million collectors Anne and Kenneth Griffin.
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Joe Craven, amateur photographer and writer on EssayWritingServices.com.
2. In second place is painting of american expressionist Jackson Pollock "№ 5, 1948." Its price is 140 million. For a long time this artwork was a global leader in value.
3. Third place went to the painting "Woman III" of Danish abstractionist Willem de Kooning, painted in 1953. In 2006 this painting was bought by collector millionaire Steven Cohen for 137.5 million.
4. In fourth place in the raiting is a painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by Gustav Klimt. For a short period of time it was the most expensive painting in the world. In 2006 Ronald Lauder paid for this artwork $ 135 million. Adele Bloch-Bauer was the wife of a wealthy industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer who was patron of the artist and asked Klimt make a portrait of his wife.
5. Fifth place went to the early work of Pablo Picasso titled "Boy with a Pipe." In 2004 the painting was sold at auction by Sotheby's in New York for $ 104 million.
6. In sixth place – one more masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, "Dora Maar with Cat." Dora Maar was one of the many artost mistresses. This painting was bought by the Russian billionaire for 95.2 million dollars.
7. Another female portrait by Klimt entered the top ten most expensive world painting - "Adele Bloch-Bauer II". This is another painting from a series of portraits Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer wife. Masterpiece was sold for $ 88 million to anonymous buyer.
8. Eighth place occupied by "Triptych 1976", Francis Bacon. It was sold in 2008 for 86.3 million dollars to the russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
9. Ninth place - "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting was sold in 1990 for 82.5 million dollars to Japanese businessman Rioe Saito, who was imprisoned for three years for bribery. After the death of a businessman in a 1996 painting by an unknown location.
10. Bringing up the rear painting of neo-Dadaist Jasper Johns "False Start", acquired in 2006 for $ 80 million collectors Anne and Kenneth Griffin.
Author bio:
Joe Craven, amateur photographer and writer on EssayWritingServices.com.
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