The most expensive old paintings of recent years, list of the 10 most expensive old paintings sold
List of the 10 most expensive old paintings sold:
Over the past five years, the cost of a painting has exceeded one million dollars. The painting is "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat (1884), which is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The painting was purchased by a private collector in 2011 for $36.9 million, earning it the title of the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
The second most expensive artwork was purchased by an anonymous buyer in 2012 for $8.5 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold. The third most expensive piece was bought by an anonymous buyer in 2013 for $10 million – making it the first time an artwork has crossed the $10 million mark at auction. The fourth most expensive piece was bought by an anonymous buyer in 2014 for $15 million, which also makes it the most expensive piece of art sold since then (although it doesn't quite surpass the $20 million mark). And finally, in 2015, four works broke this record: “Les Demoiselles d'Avignon” by Pablo Picasso; "Pieta" by Michelangelo; Edgar Portrait of Manet
- Prayer (Leonardo da Vinci) - $450 million
- Madonna of the Yarnwinder (Leonardo da Vinci) - $400 million
- Madonna and Child with Saint Anne, Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist (by Leonardo da Vinci) - $390 million
- Madonna of the Yarnwinder (Leonardo da Vinci) - $390 million
- St. Francis in Meditation (by Giotto) - $380 million
- Portrait of Isabella Brant by Hans Holbein the Younger - $370 million
- Portrait of a Woman in a Red Hat (Lorenzo Lotto) - $370 million
- Madonna and Child, Angels and Saints Jerome and Hippolytus (Jacopo Carroccio) and Jerome and Paulino Gambara from Santa Maria della Spina in Venice (Jacopo Tintoretto) - $368 million
- The Adoration of the Magi by El Greco - $360 million
The most expensive old paintings of recent years:
The most expensive piece of ancient art in the last five years is The Light of the World by Paul Cézanne. The painting sold for $81 million, which is a record price for a work of art. The painting is currently on display at the National Gallery in London, England. It has been on display there since it was purchased by a private collector in 2013, who paid $67 million for it. Subsequently, it was offered for sale at Christie's and was purchased by another private collector who paid $81 million for it.
The most expensive piece of ancient art in the past five years has been Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi. The work sold for $450 million at auction, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. The painting shows Jesus Christ as Salvator Mundi, which means savior of the world. It is a picture of Jesus with his head bowed in prayer and his hands open wide. It was painted between 1500 and 1501 and has been on display in museums around the world since it was sold over 50 years ago.
In the past five years, one piece of art has sold for over $500 million. He called this painting "Portrait of a Man in a Skullcap" by Vincent van Gogh. It was auctioned off in 2012 for $166 million and currently hangs in a museum in London, England.
"Madonna with a Basket of Wool" by Leonardo da Vinci. It sold for $450 million at Sotheby's New York in May this year. The painting is thought to have been painted around 1503, although it was later attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. The painting is an image of Mary with her son in her lap, and Mary is shown holding the yarn she uses for knitting. The large size of the painting (2.9 by 3 m) makes it one of the few paintings by Da Vinci to have survived his early period.
The most expensive piece of ancient art in the past five years was a painting titled "The Concert" by Johannes Vermeer. It sold for $156.2 million at Christie's auction house in New York, setting a new record for any work of art from this period. The painting is also one of three Vermeer paintings that have fetched over $100 million at auction, along with "A Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid" and "A Lady Writing a Letter with Her room maid". Vermeer's work has long been appreciated by collectors for its unique style and playful nature. It is notable for its vibrant colors and detailed brushwork which set it apart from other paintings of its time.
Van Gogh painted this piece in 1880, when he was only 23 years old. He started painting after receiving an invitation to exhibit his work at the Paris Salon that year. He had previously only shown his work to friends and family members, so being able to exhibit it in public was a major issue for him. The painting currently belongs to the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has been the subject of numerous exhibitions since its acquisition. It has also been auctioned several times, most recently selling for $82 million in 2012!
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