Women of Algiers by Pablo Picasso sold for $179.4 mil |
"Women of Algiers," once owned by the American collectors Victor and Sally Ganz, was inspired by Picasso's fascination with the 19th-century French artist Eugene Delacroix. It is part of a 15-work series Picasso created in 1954-55 designated with the letters A through O. It has appeared in several major museum retrospectives of the Spanish artist.
Pointing man by Alberto Giacometti sold for $141.3 mil |
Alberto Giacometti's sculpture 'Pointing man" was Conceived in 1947, “L’Homme au Doigt” is a 5-foot-10-inch-tall, knobby stick figure. The work was estimated at $130 million by Christie’s in New York. The sale price includes commissions but it sold for $141.3million.
Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)" and Giacometti's life-size "Pointing Man" were among dozens of masterpieces from the 20th century offered at the auction in a curated sale titled "Looking Forward to the Past."
The most expensive artwork sold at auction had been Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud," which Christie's sold for $142.4 million in 2013.
Three studies of Lucian Freud by Francis Bacon sod for $142.4 mil in 2013 |
58 comments:
Oh yeah?
Nice
Omg! Are you kidding me?
I really don't understand dis art craze. Dave now Daniel Craig
I wan go art school.
Hmm.
Wow! Thats some money... only art collector would know the value but for me, i only see a 5 years old painting
Impressive
Wow. Great job
Whooping Amount
Whooping Amount
whooping amount
I'm yet to see the beauty of that second sculpture
Expensive though
Too much money spent on vanity. Tim28.
Well Picasso's paintings is the best there is out there aside the monalisa by d'angelo and last supper. it's only right that's it's sold for such an amount.. But wait o my question is $179 million dollars for a painting.. I can only buy that on contract servicing @ 100 naira a month OK bye.
#FOCUS n & #ACHIEVE
The first painting is all about disrespecting women or what?
Wow! Dis is record breaking, and great. Thumbs up for dis.
Omo see as money dey walk around sha. Thats a master piece, if only u have eyes for great art works.
That Picasso too like boobs, ha ha wetin?!
That's quite a lot of money though! I love the paintings of Picasso, it's beautiful!
That's quite a lot of money though! I love the paintings of Picasso, it's beautiful!
Dat drawing is epic
Beauty of art works...
It beats my imagination how this piece of art go as expensive as that
Hian! All that money for a single painting, odikwa egwu. Linda take note!
Waste of good money
Hmmm, wouldn't be surprised if the so called anonymous buyer was Jay Z. #PicassoBaby
Wow, I have never understood why works of art are expensive, I mean it is just some fancy artist doodling on a canvass. I bet those classic artists would be astounded at the price the works fetch.
what is so special about these painting and sculpture, Linda abeg tell me cos i dont know. I have a very good painting that is better make them come buy my own na.
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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If na only me dey this world this painters for dey cy of hungry everyday i swear....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
For that pice of shit.
Why wont it sell this high? See nipples and breast everywhere. This must definitely be purchased by a man.With this @ home, he doesnt need all these Ashewo koboko!
That pointing man go move for night slap the owner!! #scarrysculpture#
dats a lot of money 4 ART n smhhhhhhh
Money
Millions 4 dese yamayama tin whr dey draw..oyinbo..chai
Those who appreciate work of art.
I get how art is cool and should be appreciated but 179m?!!!!!! mba, no way
Nice piece.
Congrats to the buyer
Very ugly too
Mtchewwww
Wow, nice piece good money
Dis is epic world record breaking. Congrats.
Art aint always about aesthetics
Check out Damien Hirst's For The Love Of God
$50M
Edvard Munch's The Scream sold for $119M and it aint as beautiful as le femmes d'algiers
The Mona Lisa is insured for €447M
Doubt if they'll sell though
You can't go wrong with good art
Dats a huge amt of money.tough I love the paintings........sell your products for free,click here
All I see is nipples everywhere gosh! Mtsheew!
Whooping amount for jaga jaga ok
Nne ikpurisi!
It's all about nipples imagine what they pay huge amount for the second pic got me like #whatisthisagain
Exactly my thoughts
Like you even know anything about painting
Am sure you're just seeing that name for the first time
And that's how they will be letting bad spirits enter and rake their position
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