Jackson Pollock Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold

A classic drip picture by jackson pollock is believed to have become the worlds most expensive painting after it was sold in america by the hollywood entertainment mogul david geffen for 140.

Jackson pollock most expensive painting ever sold. The auction house sothebys is said. The work had been sold at auction by the estate of edgar j. No5 1948 painted by jackson pollock is currently the worlds most expensive painting ever sold. Kauffman jr who had bought the painting in 1955 for 4000.

5 1948 which sold for 140 million according to an article published in the new york times. 1 number 5 1948 number 5 1948 created on eight by four feet fibreboard no. It was priced at 140 million in 2006 when it changed hands from one collector to another. 5 1948 jackson pollock 1647 million.

A reclusive and volatile personality pollock struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. The most expensive painting ever sold is jackson pollocks no. Heres my attempt at explaining what the buyer could have seen in jackson pollocks painting that could justify the price tag. In november 2006 it created the world record for the highest price paid for a painting when it was sold to an undisclosed buyer for a price of 140 million.

In 2016 pollocks painting titled number 17a was reported to have fetched us200 million in a private purchase. The card players paul cezanne 250 million the third most expensive painting in the world is the card players by paul cezanna. In 1945 he married the artist lee krasner who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.