life, tastes, habits and hobbies of people over the years a very changing but the love for the works of world culture will never run dry.Unsurpassed master of his craft, brilliant painters were able to express those emotions in the works, and the harmony that are able to experience the most people, sometimes even not realizing until the end of the thoughts and ideas that the author was trying to convey.Looking at a work of art, we experience spiritual pleasure, perhaps only that contemplate a complete, perfect and thoughtful to the smallest detail work.Admiring the great monuments of culture, we seem to be in touch with history.
Let's enjoy yourself 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, the painting of a famous artist from France postimpressionist sold more than 250 million dollars.Buyers became Qatar's royal couple.Earlier the painting belonged to a millionaire from Greece.She supposedly closes a series of works titled "Card Players."The remaining four works in this series are placed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.On the creation of the paintings the artist was inspired by the work of "Playing Cards with gamblers," the author of which Caravaggio.
2. Jack Pollock, 1948 "Number 5, 1948»
for the painting of the famous abstract artist was given to more than 160 million. Dollars.The financier David Martinez bought a work of art from the famous film producer David Giffen.
For the invention of a new technique of painting in 1947, the artist was nicknamed Jack sprinkler.Huge canvases are stretched on the floor, but the artist did not touch it with a brush and just splashed paint in a special way.The author of such a technique dubbed "pouring".That his work was written in such a unique way.
3. Willem de Kooning, 1953. "Woman III»
works of art of the 20th century is a masterpiece, which was sold in 2006, of the American billionaire S. Cohen for a sum equal to 137.5 million. Dollars.Jobs created in 1951-1953.It is part of the series, which was devoted to women.The writing style is different Kooning.A huge influence on him by Picasso and Miro.
4. Gustav Klimt, 1907, "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I»
Even despite the fact that the picture is not listed in the official rating, great works of art can not be imagined without this creation.The canvas was sold for 135 million. Dollars, but the auction without going through it.The buyer was Ronald Lauder, president of the museum in New York.
5. Edvard Munch, 1932., "The Scream»
It became the most expensive painting ever sold at public auction.The owner of the famous works of art of the 20th century became Leon Black, the financier.Incredibly, bids lasted only twelve minutes and the picture of the ball sold for nearly $ 120 million.Many experts believe that the painting - the best of the four series of paintings "The Scream."
6. Pablo Picasso, 1932. "Nude on a background of green leaves and bust»
Picasso has always been considered the most expensive artist.Such glory it retains to this day.This work of art it - one of the most important, it was sold to a collector, whose name is unknown.For this painting, which depicts Picasso's lover, the man gave almost 106.5 million.
7. A. Giacometti, 1961. "Walking man I»
work of sculptor A. Giacometti was estimated at 104.3 million. Dollars.The sculpture is one of the most famous and recognizable works of the master.An interesting fact is that the purchase of this masterpiece suspected Roman Abramovich.Although a little later, this fact is refuted, and the name of the buyer and not made public.
work of art - is an idea that comes to life with the help of brilliant artists, passes it through his whole soul.They create not just a valuable masterpieces as the "miracle" that becomes a near and dear to all inhabitants of the planet.
