Record art auctions
Only nine art works have sold at auction for more than $80 million. A look at the masterpieces Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - was auctioned for a record $119,922,500 at Sotheby's on May 2, 2012 Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' - was auctioned for a record $119,922,500 at Sotheby's on May 2, 2012 'Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust,' Pablo Picasso, May 4, 2010, Christie's New York; $106,482,500 (70,278,450 pounds). 'Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust,' Pablo Picasso, May 4, 2010, Christie's New York; $106,482,500 (70,278,450 pounds). 'L'Homme qui marche I,' cast in 1961, Alberto Giacometti, Feb. 3, 2010, Sotheby's London; $104,327,006 (65,001,250 pounds). 'L'Homme qui marche I,' cast in 1961, Alberto Giacometti, Feb. 3, 2010, Sotheby's London; $104,327,006 (65,001,250 pounds). 'Garcon a la Pipe,' 1905, Pablo Picasso, May 5, 2004, Sotheby's New York; $104,168,000 (58,052,830 pounds). 'Garcon a la Pipe,' 1905, Pablo Picasso, May 5, 2004, Sotheby's New York; $104,168,000 (58,052,830 pounds). 'Dora Maar au chat,' 1941, Pablo Picasso, May 3, 2006, SNY; $95,216,000 (51,560,080 pounds). 'Dora Maar au chat,' 1941, Pablo Picasso, May 3, 2006, SNY; $95,216,000 (51,560,080 pounds). 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II,' 1912, Gustav Klimt, November 8, 2006, CNY; $87,936,000 (46,282,105 pounds). 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II,' 1912, Gustav Klimt, November 8, 2006, CNY; $87,936,000 (46,282,105 pounds). 'Triptych,' 1976, Francis Bacon, May 14, 2008, SNY; $86,281,000 (44,403,788 pounds). 'Triptych,' 1976, Francis Bacon, May 14, 2008, SNY; $86,281,000 (44,403,788 pounds). 'Portrait du Dr. Gachet,' 1890, Vincent van Gogh, May 15, 1990, CNY; $82,500,000 (49,005,049 pounds). 'Portrait du Dr. Gachet,' 1890, Vincent van Gogh, May 15, 1990, CNY; $82,500,000 (49,005,049 pounds). In this photo: An 1866 photo of the painter Vincent van Gogh, when he was 13 years old. 'Le basin aux nympheas,' 1919, Claude Monet, June 24, 2008, Christie's London; $80,379,591 (40,921,250 pounds). 'Le basin aux nympheas,' 1919, Claude Monet, June 24, 2008, Christie's London; $80,379,591 (40,921,250 pounds). |