Life, tastes, habits and passions of people are changing over the years, but love for the works of world culture will never run dry. Unsurpassed masters of their craft, brilliant painters were able to express in the works those emotions and that harmony that most people can feel, even sometimes not fully understanding the thoughts and ideas that the author tried to convey. Peering into a work of art, we experience spiritual pleasure, perhaps even from the fact that we contemplate a finished, ideal and thought out to the smallest detail. Admiring the great cultural monuments, we seem to be in contact with history.
Let's enjoy it and look at the most famous, expensive and great works of art to date. Here are seven of them:
1. Paul Cezanne, 1895, “Card Players”
In 2012, a painting by a famous post-impressionist artist from France was sold for more than $ 250 million. Buyers became the royal couple of Qatar. Previously, the picture belonged to a millionaire from Greece. She, presumably, closes a series of works entitled "Card Players." The remaining 4 works of this series are placed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The creation of this artist’s canvas was inspired by the work “Playing Cards with Cheats” by Caravaggio.
2. Jack Shelves, 1948, Number 5, 1948
Over the canvas of the famous abstract artist was given more than 160 million dollars. Financier David Martinez bought this work of art from famed film producer David Giffen.
For the invention of a new painting technique in 1947, the artist was nicknamed Jack Sprinkler. Huge canvases were spread on the floor, but the artist did not touch them with a brush, but only sprayed the paint in a special way. The author himself called this technique "pouring." This work of his was written in such a unique way.
3. Willem de Kooning, 1953, “Woman III”
The work of art of the 20th century is represented by this masterpiece, which was sold in 2006 to American billionaire S. Cohen for an amount equal to 137.5 million dollars. The work was created in 1951-1953. She is part of a series that was dedicated to women. Kooning's writing style is individual. A huge influence on him had Picasso and Miro.
4. Gustav Klimt, 1907, “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I”
Even though the picture is not listed in the official ranking, great works of art cannot be imagined without this creation. The canvas was sold for 135 million dollars, but not at auction, bypassing it. The buyer was Ronald Lauder, president of the museum in New York.
5. Edward Munch, 1932, "Scream"
This canvas was the most expensive ever sold at a public auction. The owner of the famous work of art of the 20th century was Leon Black, financier. Incredibly, the auction lasted only twelve minutes, and the picture of the ball was sold for almost $ 120 million. Many experts believe that this painting is the best of the four paintings in the Scream series.
6. Pablo Picasso, 1932, “Nude against a background of a bust and green leaves”
Picasso has always been considered the most expensive artist. He retains such glory to this day. This work of art is one of the most significant, it was sold to a collector whose name is unknown. For this picture, which depicts the beloved Picasso, this man gave almost 106.5 million.
7. A. Giacometti, 1961, “The Walking Man I”
The work of the sculptor A. Giacometti was estimated at 104.3 million dollars. The sculpture is considered one of the most famous and recognizable works of the master. An interesting fact is that R. Abramovich was suspected of buying this masterpiece. Although a little later this fact was refuted, but the name of the real buyer was not made public.
A work of art is an idea that comes to life with the help of ingenious artists passing it through their whole souls. They create not just valuable masterpieces, but a “miracle” that becomes close and dear to all the inhabitants of the planet.
