Great art usually comes with a high price - and sometimes unbelievably so. This is a list of the most expensive paintings sold to date. The prices quoted are inflation adjusted to 2007 US dollars. Prices are in millions of dollars.

10. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II 89.1m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Bloch-Bauer_II)
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Artist: Gustav Klimt
Adele Bloch-Bauer II is a 1912 painting by Gustav Klimt. Adele Bloch-Bauer was the wife of Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, who was a wealthy industrialist who sponsored the arts and supported Gustav Klimt. Adele Bloch-Bauer was the only model to be painted twice by Klimt; she also appeared in the much more famous Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.

9. Portrait de l’artiste sans barbe 90.1m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portraits_by_Vincent_van_Gogh)
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Artist: Vincent van Gogh
The Self-portraits of Vincent van Gogh are, together with his sunflowers, some of his most-admired paintings. From 1886 to 1889 he produced over 12 self-portraits.

8. Dora Maar au Chat 97.0m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maar_au_Chat)
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Artist: Pablo Picasso
Dora Maar au Chat (Dora Maar with Cat) is a 1941 painting by Pablo Picasso. It depicts Dora Maar, the painter’s Croatian mistress, seated on a chair with a small cat perched on her shoulders. This painting is world-famous and is now one of the world’s most expensive paintings.

7. Irises 97.5m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irises_%28painting%29)
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Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Irises is a painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. It was one of his first works while he was at the asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France in the last year before his death in 1890.

6. Garçon à la pipe 113.4m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar%C3%A7on_%C3%A0_la_pipe)
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Artist: Pablo Picasso
Owned by the estate of John Hay Whitney, on May 5, 2004 it sold for $US104.1 million at an auction in Sotheby’s in New York City, after having been given a pre-sale estimate of $70 million by the auction house. Many art critics have stated that the painting’s high sale price has much more to do with the artist’s name than with the merit or historical importance of the painting.

5. Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre 122.8m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_au_moulin_de_la_Galette%2C_Montmartre)
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Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
At the time of sale, it was one of the top two most expensive artworks ever sold, together with van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr Gachet, which was also purchased by Saito. Saito caused international outrage when he suggested in 1991 that he intended to cremate both paintings with him when he died. However, when Saito and his companies ran into severe financial difficulties, bankers who held the painting as collateral for loans arranged a confidential sale through Sotheby’s to an undisclosed buyer. Although not known for certain, the painting is believed to be in the hands of a Swiss collector.

4. Portrait of Dr. Gachet 129.7m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet)
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Artist: Vincent van Gogh
There are two authentic versions of this portrait, both executed in June 1890 during the last months of Van Gogh’s life. Both show Doctor Gachet sitting at a table and leaning his head onto his right arm, but they are easily differentiated.

3. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I 137.6m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Adele_Bloch-Bauer_I)
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Artist: Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is a painting by Gustav Klimt completed in 1907. According to press reports it was sold for US$135 million to Ronald Lauder for his Neue Galerie in New York City in June 2006, which would make it at that time the most expensive painting ever sold.

2. Woman III 140.2m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_III)
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Artist: Willem de Kooning
Woman III is a painting by abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning. Woman III is one of 6 paintings by Kooning in which the central theme was a woman. It measures 68 by 48 1/2 inches and was completed in 1953. In November 2006, the painting was sold by David Geffen to billionare Steven A. Cohen for $137.5 million, making it the second most expensive painting ever sold.

1. No. 5, 1948 $142.7m Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._5%2C_1948)
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Artist: Jackson Pollock
No. 5, 1948 is an abstract painting by Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. The painting was done on a 8 x 4 feet sheet of fiberboard, with thick amounts of brown and yellow paint drizzled on top of it, forming a nest-like appearance.
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nice info pre,,:thumbsup:

ung number 2 ang mahal .. prang kid lng ang nag paint?!

ang mahal.. hahah.

thnx for the info :)

kala ko kasali c monalisa....hehehe wala pala

nice paintings..:clap:

ang ganda ng paintings kaso ang mahal...

ang mahal ng mga yan ah...:wow:

ung number 2 ang mahal .. prang kid lng ang nag paint?!

hahahaha!! :lol: boto na lng ako nito... :rofl:

pano ba nasasabi kung magkano ang presyo ng isang painting? sa pinakaluma ba? o sa pinaka simple lang???

pano ba nasasabi kung magkano ang presyo ng isang painting? sa pinakaluma ba? o sa pinaka simple lang???
How do we work out the price? The price depends on the complexity of the original work, such as the style ( abstract, photorealism, impressionism, classicalism...), technique, background, size, quantity of each order, quality levels of the paintings and canvas material (nylon, cotton or linen) your required, and how much time will be involved per work. It's very important to provide pictures to us for evaluating cost. The detailed aspects affecting the price and quality are elaborated as below:


1. Artist's talent and skill
1). Top artists. They could be professors, lecturers or first-honor graduates from Art Universities or institutes and they have strong painting knowledge and creation capacity. They should be able to grasp the core and spirit of all kinds of reproductions and can do original work. They are often engaged in top quality reproductions of masterpieces and original artwork. The wage of these artists is very high. They are appropriate to work for super-top quality oil painting.
2). Senior artists. They could be lecturer or graduates from art universities or institutes and have many years' experience in oil painting commerce. They can develop new commercial oil paintings according to customer's design request. They are good at reproductions of high quality oil paintings and have capacity to grasp the spirit of original oil paintings. They are often assigned with high quality oil painting work.
3). Junior artists: Most of them graduated from art universities or institutes, but some of them grow up from apprentice. They are good at the commercial oil painting work and have many years painting experience and they constitute the major production force in our factory. They could become the leaders of a group of apprentices and engaged in a certain subject of oil paintings. They can control the painting work in quick way and work for large volume of economic, medium or high quality oil paintings.
4). Apprentices and new painters: They could be new graduates from art universities or institute, even high school. They should have a certain art basis before painting. Their painting works are supervised by junior artists and they work for large volume of economic, low quality oil paintings.


2. Quality level of oil painting in current world market
1). Low quality. The painting requirement for low level is not strict. The subjects of low quality oil painting often include home-decorating type, abstract and fixed-patterned types. These paintings can be painted in a quick way and cost is very low.
2). Economic quality. The oil paintings with such quality level occupy a large percentage of volume in quantity and cover all kinds of the subjects. But, comparing with the original version of the oil painting, the reproductions are often modified by painters to speed the painting process. Some components of the oil painting may be removed in the reproduction. The painting may not be exactly like the original ones.
3). Medium quality. At this level, the basic consistency between reproduction and original ones are assured. But, some detailing and layers of colors may be missing.
4). High quality: This level of oil painting will approach the original quality. Components, brushwork, tone, level of colors will be presented well. The detailing will approach the original ones.
5). Museum quality: It could be assured that reproduction is almost consistent with original artwork. Components, brushwork, tone, level of colors should be presented perfectly at such level. In some cases, the reproduction may even replace the original one. Such level must be painted by senior or top artists.


3. Complexity of Oil Painting Content
The complexity means multiple elements in the composition of the oil painting and multiple paints layers in the surface. The price of the oil painting is directly related with complexity of the main components of the paintings. Though the size of the oil paintings is sometimes same, their price could be different for the different.
From the point view of the complexity, the subjects could be classified into several categories:
1). Multiple persons, multiple animals, or very complex landscape etc.
2). Single person and animal
3). Complex landscape and still life, etc.
4). Simple landscape and still life etc.
5). Complex home decorating ones
6). Simple home decorating ones


4. Color tone and layers
The different tone will affect the cost of oil painting.
Solid tone: It requires a few paint layers in painting and is easy to paint. The oil painting with such feature could be painted in a quick way.
Gray tone: It requires multiple paint layers to obtain the perfect color effect and it is technique challenging. The painter who works for the oil painting of more gray-tone should be well trained and talented. The painting time is longer than solid tone.


5. Brushwork
Realistic: Painting requirement is rigorous. Multiple painting layers are required. The painting time is longer and the painter should be qualified.
Modern: This category includes impressional style oil painting. Small brushwork will take more effort. The oil painting looks softer. Big brushwork will take a little effort and could be painted quickly.


6. Size
The painting area is in terms of size. The painting cost is directly related with area.


7. Painting time
The price is proportional to painting time with a certain factors. The factor is mainly determined by artists' position. The weight factor for senior and top artists is big while that for junior artists is small.

source (http://www.refinegallery.com/price.html)

Higher quality, more complex murals and large scale oil paintings on canvas usually average $15 -$40 per square foot + shipping. This runs the gamut of most things we are asked to paint - excellent detail - very much the same quality you expect to see in a fine art gallery at a much lower price.
The highest quality murals, paintings and portraits can require considerably more time and are priced on an individual basis. These paintings are what you would expect to see in a museum - the finest work painted with the finest materials available - sure to be conversation pieces.

source (http://www.murals.com/muralprices.html)

nice info pre,,:thumbsup:

thanks

ung number 2 ang mahal .. prang kid lng ang nag paint?!

hahahaha!! :lol: boto na lng ako nito... :rofl:

ganun? :lmao:

ang mahal.. hahah.

thnx for the info :)

:yes: welcome po..

kala ko kasali c monalisa....hehehe wala pala

:oo nga po e,, :giggle:

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nice paintings..:clap:

:yes:

ang ganda ng paintings kaso ang mahal...

bibili ka po ba? :wow:

ang mahal ng mga yan ah...:wow:

indeed... hehe