By the way, in the Guinness book of records "Mona Lisa" is indicated, as insured for the largest amount of the picture. Dec. 14,1962, before the exhibition in the US, insurance for the painting was estimated at $ 100 million. The Louvre chose to spend money on security, not on insurance. If you take into account inflation, insurance in 2006 would correspond to $ 670 million.
So, TOP-20 most expensive paintings:
Content:
- 1. Jackson Pollock - No.5( 1948)
- 2. Willem de Kooning - Woman III( 1953)
- 3. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I( 1907)
- 4. Pablo Picasso - The Boy with the Pipe( 1905)
- 5. Pablo Picasso - DoraMaart with the Cat( 1941)
- 6. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II( 1912)
- 7. Francis Bacon - Triptych( 1976)
- 8. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of Dr. Gachet( 1890)
- 9. Claude Monet -Pond with water lilies( 1919)
- 10. Jasper Jones - Falstart( 1959)
- 11. Pierre Auguste Renoir - Ball at the Moulin de la Galette( 1876)
- 12. Peter Paul Rubens - Beating the Babies( 1609-1611)
- 13. MarkPo(1950)
- 14. Andy Warhol - Green Machine Accident( 1963)
- 15. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of the Artist without a Beard( 1889)
- 16. Willem de Kooning - Police Newspaper( 1955)
- 17. Paul Cézanne- Still life with a jug and drapery( 1893-1894)
- 18. Kazimir Malevich - Suprematist composition( 1916)
- 19. Vincent van Gogh - Wheat field with cypresses( 1916)
- 20. Pablo Picasso - Woman with crossed arms( 1901-1902)
1. Jackson Pollock - No.5( 1948)
sold for $ 140 million in 2006
2. Willem de Kooning - Woman III( 1953)
sold for $ 137.5 million in 2006
3. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I( 1907))
sold for $ 135 million in 2006.
4. Pablo Picasso - Boy with a tube( 1905)
sold for $ 104.1 million in 2004.
5. Pablo Picasso - Dora Maar with a cat( 1941)
sold for 95.2million $ in 2006
6. Gustav Klimt - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II( 1912)
sold for $ 87.9 million in 2006
7. Francis Bacon-Triptych( 1976)
sold for $ 86.3 million in2008
8. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of Dr. Gachet( 1890)
sold for $ 82.5 million in 1990.
9. Claude Monet - Pond with water lilies( 1919)
sold for $ 80.5 million in 2008
10. Jasper Jones - Falstart( 1959)
sold for $ 80 million in 2008
11. Pierre Auguste Renoir - Ball at the Moulin de la Galette( 1876)
sold for $ 78.1 million in 1990.
12. PeterPaul Rubens - Beating the Babies( 1609-1611)
sold for $ 76.8 million in 2002.
13. Mark Rothko - Snow White Center( 1950)
sold for $ 72.8 million in 2007
14. Andy Warhol - Athe aria of the green machine( 1963)
sold for $ 71.7 million in 2007.
15. Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of the artist without a beard( 1889)
sold for $ 71.5 million in 1998.
16. Willem de Kooning - Police Newspaper1955)
sold for $ 63.5 million in 2006.
17. Paul Cezanne - Still life with a jug and drapery( 1893-1894)
sold for $ 60.2 million in 1999.
18. Kazimir Malevich - Suprematist composition( 1916)
sold for$ 60 million in 2008.
19. Vincent van Gogh - Wheatfield with cypresses( 1916)
sold for $ 57 million in 1993.
20. Pablo Picasso - Woman with Crossed Hands( 1901-1902)
sold for 55million $ in 2000.
