MOST EXPENSIVE ART THIS YEAR

The main auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, all also continue to publish the official results. 2015-St, which became for many a year of crisis, political, economic upheavals and even wars for these houses has been very profitable: the wealthy continue to spend millions of dollars purchasing original paintings of the great masters. Before you ten most expensive lots this year — together they could make the GDP of a small country.

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Lucien Freud
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $56,165,000

Vincent van Gogh
Auction: Sotheby’s
Cost: $66,330,000

Buste de femme (Femme à la résille)

Pablo Picasso
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $67,365,000

La Gommeuse

Pablo Picasso
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $67,450,000

Untitled (New York City)

CY Twombly
Auction: Sotheby’s
Cost: $70,530,000

No. 10

Mark Rothko
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $81,925,000

Nurse

Roy Lichtenstein
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $95,365,000

L’homme au doigt

Alberto Giacometti
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $141,285,000

Nu Couche

Amadeo Modigliani
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $170,405,000

Buste de femme (Femme à la résille)

Pablo Picasso
Auction: Christie’s
Cost: $179,365,000