(PRWEB) May 25, 2011 CheapOilPainting.com notes that the question of price is a difficult one. Inflation rates change constantly, not to mention the gossip that circulates the web leading to speculation and conflicting information. Cheapoilpainting.coms team of researchers has come up with a comprehensive list of paintings correlated between multiple trustworthy sources. The ten most expensive oil paintings in history are:
1. $ 140 million: Jackson Pollock. Number 5, 1948 (1948)
Sold to an anonymous buyer in 2006, this Expressionist classic exudes Pollock paintings trademark drip style. The painting was completed on an 8 x 4 fiberboard sheet, with thick amounts of mostly yellow and brown paint drizzled on top.
2. $ 137.5 million: Willem de Kooning. Woman III (1953)
Steven Cohen bought the painting in 2006. Woman III represents the only Kooning Woman painting still owned by a private collector. Combined with Pollock, the dollars indicate that American abstract Expressionism has surpassed Impression as the most valued art period and style, although who knows how long that will last?
3. $ 135 million: Gustav Klimt. Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)
When cosmetic tycoon Ronald Lauder acquired this Klimt painting in 2006 it sent shockwaves through the artistic community. The painting was part of several which had been recently returned to the heirs of Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer after the Nazis confiscated his paintings in WWII. This ornate masterpiece took three years to complete and measures 54.3 by 54.3 inches. It is made of oil and gold on canvas.
4. $ 106.5 million: Pablo Picasso. Nude, Green Leaves and Bust (1932)
An anonymous buyer in 2010 purchased this colorful and sensual Picasso masterpiece. It has been reported by the New York Times to be the most expensive painting ever sold at auction (as of 2010). At 64 x 51 inches, it shows Picassos mistress Marie-Th
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