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For some collectors, the sky is the limit in terms of what they are willing to pay in the name of very good desirable art.<\/p>\n
But of course there is another opinion of what makes the grade for top very good desirable art, and that is presented right here (above) for what is in our own view to be the best painting of all time in years to come.<\/p>\n
The above painting titled\u00a0(Burning Passion<\/strong>) is a very recent work (2022) using the abstract expressionist style that is called\u00a0Spontaneous Emotional Ejection.<\/a><\/p>\n The painting Burning Passion has been steadily gaining interest and popularity throughout the art world of late, and we present it here again.<\/p>\n We have no idea of the real value of this painting and we do not pretend to project with any professional knowledge what we think it is worth in reality.<\/p>\n What we do know and can say with experience on this blog, is that we have had various projections sent into us as to the painting\u2019s future popularity.<\/p>\n Burning Passion is projected to become extremely popular in years to come. <\/p>\n The paintings on this site have been regularly reviewed by the general public for some time now and they receive popular ongoing general positive appraisal.<\/p>\n A solitary genius, an eccentric being with a soul of a dreamer, a cultural connoisseur, and a visionary for the ages, these are just a few words that have been used to describe the art and artist on this blog.<\/p>\n Previously the most expensive work sold at auction was Francis Bacon\u2019s triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud, which sold for $142.4m at Christie\u2019s in November 2013.<\/p>\n How much are you willing to pay for a captivating piece of art? <\/p>\n There\u2019s no denying the power of a breathtaking painting; it can evoke a variety of emotions and even act as the\u00a0centerpiece of a room<\/a>. <\/p>\n But, at what cost? <\/p>\n Leonardo Da Vinci is usually regarded as one of history\u2019s most skilled and accomplished artists. <\/p>\n However, one of his most renowned paintings, the Mona Lisa, was never signed or dated. So, are unsigned artworks worth anything?<\/p>\n Painting is an ancient medium and even with the introduction of photography, film and digital technology,\u00a0it still has remained a persistent mode of expression. <\/p>\n So many paintings have been limned over dozens of millennia that only\u00a0a relatively small percentage of them could be construed as \u201ctimeless classics\u201d that have become familiar to the public\u2014and not coincidentally produced by some of the\u00a0most famous artists of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n It leaves open the question of what mix of talent, genius and circumstance leads to the creation of a masterpiece. Perhaps the simplest answer is that you know one when you see one, whether it\u2019s at one of NYC\u2019s many\u00a0museums<\/a>\u00a0(The Metropolitan Museum<\/a>, the\u00a0Guggenheim<\/a>,\u00a0MoMA\u00a0<\/a>and elsewhere) or at institutions in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n Artwork will be valued mainly based on the artist, provided it can be authenticated. <\/p>\n Despite the lack of an official signature, the Mona Lisa is included in the Guinness Book of World Records as having \u201cthe highest insurance value ever for a painting in history.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n Year after year,\u00a0auction houses<\/a>\u00a0and private\u00a0galleries<\/a>\u00a0see record-breaking sales for works from both Old Masters\u2014think Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt\u2014 and 20th-century luminaries like Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso. <\/p>\n Below there is listed some of the most expensive paintings ever to be sold in art history. <\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting<\/strong>: $450 million<\/strong> Salvator Mundi,\u00a0<\/em>translated to \u201cSavior of the World,\u201d is not only the world\u2019s most expensive painting\u2014it\u2019s possibly the most controversial painting, as well. Many scholars doubt that the work was entirely done by Leonardo da Vinci, citing the overall composition doesn\u2019t align completely with da Vinci\u2019s style. One analysis conducted by the Louvre in 2018 concluded the picture slowly evolved with Leonardo adding the hands and arms later. Willem de Kooning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting<\/strong>:\u00a0$300 million<\/strong><\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Heritage Images<\/strong>\/\/<\/strong>Getty Images<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting<\/strong>: $250 million<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting<\/strong>: $210 million<\/strong> 5<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting: $200 million<\/strong><\/p>\n A leader in the abstract expressionist movement, Jackson Pollock rose to fame for his \u201cdrip\u201d technique, where Pollock would pour paint onto canvas\u2014often laid onto the floor\u2014as a way to convey emotion through movement.\u00a0Number 17A\u2014<\/em>an abstract painting featuring a kaleidoscope of colors across a fiberboard canvas\u2014\u00a0is one of Pollock\u2019s early works featuring this technique. Billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin bought the painting in 2015 for $200 million from the David Geffen Foundation. Nacho Calonge\/\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting<\/strong>: $198 million<\/strong><\/p>\n Touted as one of Rembrandt\u2019s most vibrant masterpieces,\u00a0The Standard-Bearer\u00a0<\/em>is a 1636 self-portrait of the Dutch Golden Age artist. The painting once belonged to England\u2019s King George IV before the Rothschild family acquired it in 1844. In late 2021, the Dutch government announced it planned to purchase the artwork from the Rothschilds for the country\u2019s national collection. The painting was finally sold to the Netherlands for \u20ac175 million (around $198 million) in 2022 and has since been on special display at museums throughout the country.<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting: $195 million 8<\/p>\n Price Paid for Painting: $186 million<\/strong><\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Patrick van Katwijk\/BSR Agency<\/strong>\/\/<\/strong>Getty Images<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nSalvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci<\/h2>\n
Salvator Mundi\u00a0<\/em>sold for a little over $450 million at a Christie\u2019s auction in 2017 to an anonymous buyer.\u00a0The New York Times<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reported the buyer was acting for a Saudi prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud\u2014the painting has since been under the ownership of the Saudi Arabian culture ministry.<\/p>\nInterchange by Willem de Kooning<\/h2>\n
The Card Players by Paul C\u00e9zanne<\/h2>\n
During the 1890s, Paul C\u00e9zanne created a series of five works depicting labor workers playing cards. The calm nature of the painting\u2014which depicts two men immersed in a game\u2014is a departure from C\u00e9zanne\u2019s previous dramatic and colorful works. While most paintings in the series are displayed at museums throughout the world, this particular one was bought by the royal family of Qatar for $250 million in 2011.Nafea Faa Ipoipo? by Paul Gauguin<\/h2>\n
Nafea Faa Ipoipo?,\u00a0<\/em>translated to \u201cWhen Will You Marry?,\u201d is one of the first paintings Paul Gaugin painted after his first trip to Tahiti in 1891. The painting focuses on a native young woman donning a white flower in her hair (in traditional Tahitian culture, a flower in the hair indicates the person is ready for marriage) and her mother sitting protectively over her. It was originally reported that the Gaugin painting was sold by Swiss businessman Rudolf Staechelin to a Qatari buyer for $300 million. However, a\u00a0lawsuit in 2017<\/a>\u00a0later revealed the painting only sold for $210 million.Tony Vaccaro<\/strong>\/\/<\/strong>Getty Images<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nNumber 17A by Jackson Pollock<\/h2>\n
The Standard-Bearer by Rembrandt<\/h2>\n
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn by Andy Warhol<\/h2>\n
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Andy Warhol\u2019s\u00a0Shot Sage Blue Marilyn<\/em>\u00a0shook the art scene when it sold for just\u00a0over $195 million<\/a>\u00a0to American art dealer Larry Gagosian during Christie\u2019s sale in 2022. A signature work in his oeuvre, Warhol created the painting, which is part of a five-painting series, using a silk-screen technique and a cropped publicity photo from the film\u00a0Niagra<\/em>. The series earned its name after performance artist Dorothy Podber famously came to Warhol\u2019s studio and shot at four of the paintings with a pistol. They were subsequently repaired, but the name remained. Mark Rothko Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nNo. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko<\/h2>\n
Portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt van Rijn<\/h2>\n