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The report cites the decision by Captain Bengt Wiman, [34] age 49, to enter the ice field based on his knowledge and information available at the time as the primary reason why Explorer was so severely damaged. "He was under the mistaken impression that he was encountering first year ice, which in fact, as the Chilean Navy Report indicated, was ...
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, [1] [2] through the auction house Christie's in New York City.
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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 ($159 million in 2024 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 "Roadshow" appraiser dubbed the piece a "painting trifecta" and was "amazed" by its great condition and precise detail. "You see little figures and little buildings, people on the water, the ...
The same painting had been stolen from the same museum on June 4, 1977, and was recovered ten years later [14] in Kuwait. [15] The painting is small, measuring 65 x 54 cm, and depicts yellow and red poppy flowers. [16] It is believed that van Gogh painted it in 1887, three years before his suicide. [14] $50–55,000,000 [11] ¥100,000,000
The United States Capitol. The statue crowning the dome, Statue of Freedom, is over 19 feet tall. Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Constantino Brumidi, [1] [2] Vinnie Ream and Allyn Cox.
Giacometti's L'Homme qui marche I had previously achieved the highest price of any sculpture when it was auctioned by Sotheby's in February 2010. Selling for US$104.3 million, it ranks amongst the most valuable works of art. [2] In 2005, Constantin Brâncuși's Bird in Space broke records when it sold for $27.5 million.