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2 Most Expensive Paintings in the World
Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in:
Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
The price of ≈ €99,19 million ≈ £86,19 million$140,00 million that Mexican financier David Martinez paid to David Geffen, prior owner of Jason Pollock’s abstract painting "Number 5, 1948" is not confirmed, but also not denied. According to most recourses we managed to find “Number 5, 1948” should be the most expensive piece of painting art ever sold.
Pollock’s painting, “Number 5, 1948”, is 1.2 by 2.4 meters (4 ft by 8ft), and is one of his first drip paintings.
If we would talk about most valuable painting it would probably be Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Before toured the U.S. in 1962, Mona Lisa was insured for value of ≈ €70,85 million ≈ £61,56 million$100,00 million. If taking inflation into account it would be over ≈ €481,76 million ≈ £418,62 million$680,00 million in 2007.
2nd Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
On the list of most expensive paintings ever sold «Women III» by Willem de Kooning takes the 2nd place with the price of ≈ €97,41 million ≈ £84,65 million$137,50 million.
New owner is billionaire Steven A. Cohen and the seller was David Geffen again.
“Woman III,” measuring 68 by 48½ inches, is one of six “Woman” paintings Willem de Kooning “numbered” and the last one privately owned. The other five are all in world-class museums.