It's name is Nude, Green Leaves and Bust. The painting depicts Picasso's mistress Marie-Therese Walter, reclining naked. He painted it in one day in 1932. The canvas is a little over five feet tall. It has only ever been exhibited once, in 1961, to commemorate Picasso's 80th birthday. $100 million could buy you this 2,000+ acre, private island in the Caribbean. It could also buy you enough Twinkies to place them end to end and circumnavigate the entire planet.
Picasso 's painting became the most expensive piece, surpassing a sculpture by Alberto Giocometti.
Walking Man I, the six-foot tall skeletal sculpture, was sold in February 2010. This time the sale was by Sotheby's in London. The bidding began at $12 million and escalated until the final price tag reached $104.3 million.
While these are the two most expensive pieces sold at public auction, the prices soar even higher in private sales. Gustav Klimt's 1907 portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was sold in 2006 for $135 million. Later that year, the record for any piece ever sold, ever!, was a Jackson Pollack, No.5, 1948, sold privately for supposedly $140 million.
Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 Pollack, No. 5, 1948, 1948
All of these works of art are radically different. Their similarity is that they command extravagantly high prices at sale. Do you think these prices are justified? If you had the money would you buy one?
Now it's your turn. Below are eight paintings. Some are by famous artists. Some are not. The prices range from $438 to $45.2 million. Take a moment and examine each of the pieces. Which ones do you like? Which ones are "good"? Which one do you think is worth the most? What makes you think so? If you could have one, which would you choose? See what others have to say. Prices are listed at the very bottom of the blog, but don't look until you take a guess!
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h.Which piece is the most expensive?
Which piece is your personal favorite?
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