TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS IN THE WORLD

1. When will you marry me? is an old paint work by the French Post-
Impressionist artist named from 1892. It has a price of US$ 300 million which
has been reportedly paid by Qatar Museums to the family of Rudolf Staechelin
in February 2015. Paul Gauguin

2. The Card Players is among the series of five versions of oil paintings
by the French artist Paul Cézanne. The private collection of Greek
shipping magnate George Embricos has sold one version card players of
in February 2012 to a royal family of Qatar for the price of US$ 259
million.

3. Le Reve was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1932 which he portrayed his 22-
year-old mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. It was first sold for US$7,000 in 1941,
then US$48.4 million while its last selling was on March 29, 2013 by Steven A.
Cohen of SAC Capital who had bought the painting from Wynn for price of
US$155 million.

4. Three Studies of Lucian Freud was painted by an Irish-born British

painter Francis Bacon. Lucian Freud is a friend of Francis Bacon and
both have made painting of each other several times, this painting in
one of these and sold on November 2013 for a selling price of
US$142.4 million.

5. No. 5, 1948 is another abstract creation by Jackson Pollock. The

No. 5, 1948 painting has different owners include Alfonso A. Ossorio
Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr. and David Geffen who sold it for US$140
million.
 6. Woman III was painted by the abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning,
left the part of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art collection since 1970 to 1994.
The painting was first sold be Geffen who traded it to billionaire Steven A. Cohen for
US$137.5 million.

7. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I painted by Gustav Klimt in 1907, who is an art-

loving Viennese salon lady, a fan and close friend of Gustav Klimt, is the final and
entirely representative art of his golden phase. After family settlement the artistic
creation has been sol for US$135 million for Neue Galerie to Ronald Lauder in June
2006.

8. The Scream painted by Edvard Munch, one of four compositions has been hold
by National Gallery, Oslo, while three other version didn’t travel yet, present in
Munch Museum since 1893. It was sold for a price of US$119.9 million.

9. Flag painted by Jasper Johns, is an encaustic painting which became the

fame of Johns and amongst most expensive painting with price of US$110
million which has been privately owned by a billionaire Steven Cohen.

10. Nude, Green Leaves and Bust painted by a well-known artist Pablo Picasso in
1932, has been kept for six decades by Los Angeles art collectors Sidney and
Frances Brody. The piece of art was hold by Christie’s in New York City after death
of Frances Brody in November 2009, then auctioned for price of US$106 million.

Source: www.abcnewspoint.com/top-10-most-expensive-paintings-in-the-world-2015/
 TOP 10 TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai has a height of 2,717 feet. Construction was started in 2004
and was completed in the year 2009. The building has 57 elevators and 2 escalators.
The concept of building this structure was for it to be the centerpiece of “Downtown
Dubai”.

2. Shanghai Tower, China has a height of 2,073 feet. Construction was started in
2008 and was completed in 2014 but opened to the public in 2015.

3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Saudi Arabia has a height of 1,971 feet. It is known
as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower hotel. This tower has the largest clock face. The
tower has a prayer room which can hold more than 10,000 people, a five-star hotel
and a five-story shopping mall.

4. Ping An Finance Centre, China has a height of 1,965 feet. It consists of 115-storey.
The building contains offices, hotel spaces, retail spaces, an observation deck,
conference center, and a high-end mall. It has 33 double deck elevators and they
reach speeds of up 10 miles per second.

5. Lotte World Tower, South Korea has a height of 1,823 feet. This tower spans a
range of 123 floors. It was finished in 2016. This took 13 years of planning and
preparation and approval was gained from the government in 2010.
 6. One World Trade Center, USA has a height of 1,776 feet. This is the main building
that was rebuilt after the aftermath of 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. It is
the tallest building in the Western hemisphere.

7. CTF Finance Center, China has a height of 1,740 feet. This is one of the two towers
that overlook Pearl River in the city of Guangzhou. This building was completed in
2016. There are 112 floors, the last of which is an observation deck.

8. Taipei 101, Taiwan has a height of 1,670 feet. The tower consists of 101-storeys,
and is an icon of modern Taiwan. The building is owned by pan-government
shareholders mainly.

9. Shanghai World Financial Center, China has a height of 1,614 feet. It was opened
in 2008. It has a trapezoid aperture at the highest point which is a unique feature of
this skyscraper.

10. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong has a height of 1,588 feet. It is a
108-storey building. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

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TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE SCULPTURES IN THE WORLD

1. L'Homme au doigt (Pointing Man) by Alberto Giacometti. Was sold when a private
collector bought it for a whopping US$141.3 million in May 2015. Standing tall at 5
feet 10 inches, it is the only cast that has been hand painted by Giacometti.

2. L’Homme Qui Marche I (Walking Man) by Alberto Giacometti. Giacometti’s 1961

tall, spindly bronze statue, L’Homme qui marche I, of a walking man was bought by
Brazilian philanthropist and socialite Lily Safra, for US$104.3 million in February 2010.

3. Tête by Amedeo Modigliani. Italian sculptor Amedeo Modigliani carved Tête from
a single block of limestone. It was sold for US$59.5 million to a private collector in
2010.

4. Balloon Dog (Orange) by Jeff Koons. With a price tag of US$58.4 million,
the Balloon Dog by Jeff Koons is the most at which any sculpture from a living
artist has ever sold! The orange Balloon Dog is one of six dogs made of
polished stainless steel in various colors.

5. Guennol Lioness by Unknown. Discovered near Baghdad, Iraq, the Guennol

Lioness is approximately 5000 years old. . It has been described by Sotheby's as "one
of the last known masterworks from the dawn of civilization to remain in private
hands”. In 2007, it was sold to a private collector for US$57.2 million.
 6. Grande Tête Mince by Alberto Giacometti was auctioned in 2010 for
US$53.3 million. The sculpture presents a dual vantage point – the
elongated side view and the intangible frontal view. Stemming from the
existential movement, the creation portrays a figure in anticipation, with
parted lips, about to speak.

7. Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV) by Henri Matisse. Nu de Dos is the only work from
French artist Henri Matisse’s ‘Back’ series to ever be auctioned. A private
collector bought the sculpture for US$48.8 million in 2010.

8. Madame LR (Portrait de Mme LR) by Constantin Brâncuși is an abstract

wooden sculpture that features straight edges and rough surfaces, and captures
the silhouette of a woman. It was sold for US$37.6 million in 2009.

9. Tulips by Jeff Koons is a gigantic sculpture of a bouquet of flowers,

fashioned out of polished stainless steel and coated in multiple
transparent colors. The sculpture has a sense of weightlessness
which belies its actual heaviness. Tulips was bought by hotelier Steve
Wynn for US$33.7 million in 2012.

10. Reclining Figure: Festival by Henry Moore. Henry Moore’s

original Reclining Figure was commissioned by the Arts Council for
the Festival of Britain in 1951. A part of five full cast pieces made by
Moore, this sculpture sold for US$33.1 million at the 250th
anniversary auction of Christie’s in June 2016!

Source: www.artisera.com/blogs/expressions/10-of-the-most-expensive-sculptures-ever-sold