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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sanjeeme" data-source="post: 3653108" data-attributes="member: 86590">In 2006, media mogul David Geffen sold Jackson Pollock’s masterwork, No. 5 1948, for $140 million. This made Pollock’s work the most expensive painting in modern history, leading a list of the world’s most highly acclaimed artists. From Pollock to Picasso, Renoir to Van Gogh, famouse fine art fetches an other-wordly price on today’s market. In celebration of their masterworks and the riches now behind them, here is a list of the 15 most expensive paintings in the world.#15 Yo, Picasso<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/yo-picasso_pablo-picasso_47point85m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Picasso’s 1901 self-portrait may not be his most instantly recognizable, but it certainly did capture a hefty price on the fine art market. Long before Picasso began experimenting with cubism and surrealism, his early oil works were equally as stunning. An interesting anecdote about Picasso– his full name is “Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso”. No joke.* Artist: Pablo Picasso* Year: 1901* Year of Sale: 1989* Sale Price: $83.2 million                          #14 A Wheatfield with Cypresses<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/a-wheatfield-with-cypresses_vincent.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />One of two Van Gogh landscapes in the top 15 is A Wheatfield by Cypresses, an idyllic nature scene with the artist’s signature swirling skies. Wheatfield was owned by philanthropist/diplomat Walter Annenberg until his death in 2002, and is now a part of his estate.* Artist: Vincent Van Gogh* Year: 1889* Year of Sale: 1993* Sale Price: $57 million                          #13 False Start<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/false-start_jasper-johns_80mil_msp1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The lone contemporary piece in the top 15 was among a large collection of art sold by media mogul David Geffen in 2006. If you’re like us, you might just be scratching your head about the pricetag on this one…* Artist: Jasper Johns* Year: 1959* Year of Sale: 2006* Sale Price: $80 million                          #12 Les Noces de Pierrette<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/les-noces-de-pierrette_pablo-picass.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Picasso’s Les Noces de Pierrette is among the artist’s blue period, including some of his most famous works. At the time, Picasso was facing poverty and the loss of a close friend who had recently committed suicide. It was works like this that would prove cathartic for the artist- and lead him to wealth later in life.* Artist: Pablo Picasso* Year: 1905* Year of Sale: 1989* Sale Price: $49.3 million                          #11 Triptych<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/triptych-francis-bacon_msp1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As one of the premier artists of the surrealist period, Irish painter Francis Bacon explored the tri-panel format of painting called the Triptych. His work of the same name is the most recent sale on this list, going for $86.3 million.* Artist: Francis Bacon* Year: 1976* Year of Sale: 2008* Sale Price: $86.3 million#10 Massacre of the Innocents<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/massacre-of-the-innocents-by-peter-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Peter Paul Rubens’ Massacre of the Innocents is both the earliest work on this list as well as its only religious-inspired painting. Painted in 1611, Massacre represents a scene from the Bible’s Gospel According to Matthew.* Artist: Peter Paul Rubens* Year: 1611* Year of Sale: 2002* Sale Price: $76.7 million#9 Portrait de l’artiste sans barbe<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/portrait-de-lartiste-sans-barbe_vin.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Van Gogh’s beardless self-portrait shows the artist hiding something– namely a nasty, Absinthe-fueled shaving accident. In the year of this portrait, Van Gogh cut off part of his ear amidst a bout of severe depression that would later lead to his suicide.* Artist: Vincent Van Gogh* Year: 1889* Year of Sale: 1998* Sale Price: $71.5 million#8 Dora Maar au Chat<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/dora-maar-au-chat_pablo-picasso_95p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />One of Picasso’s greatest works was a portrait of his then-mistress Dora Maar. Miss Maar was 29-years-old at the time, 26 years younger than Picasso. The subject was seated with a black cat perched on her shoulder.* Artist: Pablo Picasso* Year: 1941* Year of Sale: 2006* Sale Price: $95.2 million#7 Irises<img src="http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq357/R_Wad/irises-by-vincent-van-gogh-53-point.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Van Gogh’s second landscape on this list is named simply Irises, showing at first glance a rather sunny world that was much in contrast to the artist’s disposition.* Artist: Vincent Van Gogh* Year: 1889* Year of Sale: 1987* Sale Price: $53.9 million</blockquote>

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