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The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting Flag. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($154 million in 2023 dollars). All-time This is a list of highest prices ever paid—at auction or private sale—for an artwork by an artist living at time of sale. Adjusted price (in millions of USD) Original price (in ...
The sale of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder. Old master paintings had previously dominated the market. [ 3 ] In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 1635 and 1874.
An Alberto Giacometti sculpture is the most valuable modern work, and he has three more entries in the top ten. Four Constantin Brâncuși sculptures are featured on the list, [10] and Jeff Koons' work appears three times. Although Pablo Picasso only appears once he appears numerous times in the list of most expensive paintings.
More: 12 Most Expensive Meals in the World Pablo Picasso’s ‘Nude, Green Leaves and Bust’ Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” sold in a 2010 Christie’s auction ...
It is the second highest price achieved by the artist (the first being Les Femmes d'Alger which sold for $179.3 million at Christie's in 2015), and the most expensive piece of art sold at auction ...
In May 2019, the sculpture was auctioned for $91.1 million, breaking the auction record for an artwork by a living artist. [2] The work, which was sold by the estate of the late magazine publisher S. I. Newhouse, was one in an edition of three (plus an artist's proof) and the last still held in private hands. [3]