Top 4 Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting

Monday, October 6th 2014. | Arts

The most expensive abstract expressionist painting will make you surprise. The money that you have to spend to get this piece of art is unbearable. Your jaws will be unhinged when you hear the price of the most expensive painting in the world. If you are a tycoon or a wealthy person, probably you can spend the money to buy one of the art pieces below. Here is the list of the most expensive abstract expressionist painting:

Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting: No., 5, 1948 – Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock was an American painter who created No. 5, 1948. This wonderful painting is on the top position of the most expensive abstract expressionist painting. It was made on a sheet of fiberboard with the measurement of 2.4m x 1.2m. This painting reminds you with a nest appearance because the top part of the painting is dominated with brown and yellow paint. In 2006, the owner of this painting was David Martinez.

No., 5, 1948 – Jackson Pollock

Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting : Woman III – William de Kooning

William de Kooning was another abstract expressionist painter who created Woman III. This painting was sold in the price of $137.5 million after David Geffen sold the painting to Steven A. Cohen in November 2006. This painting was created in 1951 until 1953. The main theme of the painting is a woman. Actually the painting was on the display at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art collection from 1970s till 1994.

Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting Woman III

Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting: Garcon a la pipe – Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso is one of the famous painters in the world. He had created a lot of paintings during his life. One of the most expensive ones is Garcon a la pipe or Boy with a Pipe. The original sale price was $104.2 Million. But it was sold at $119.9 Million. The painting was created when Picasso was only 24 years old in 1905. If you see the painting, you can find a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand. On the top of his hair, you can find a wreath of flower. The first owner of this painting was John Hay Whitney. He had it in 1950 after spending US$30.

Garcon a la pipe – Pablo Picasso

Most Expensive Abstract Expressionist Painting: Nude, Green Leaves and Bust – Pablo Picasso

The last expensive painting is again from Pablo Picasso. This man created Nude, Green Leaves and Bust. It was made in 1932. The painting was sold at the price of US$106.5 million in an auction. For more than six decades, the painting was owned by Sidney and Frances Brody. Talking about the historical background of the painting, it was made by Picasso for Marie-Thérèse Walter, his mistress.