Top 10 Art Auction Prices in May
The top ten most expensive works of fine art sold at auction in May 2013 according to artnet Price Database, sold for a total of over $402.9 million.
1.
Jackson Pollock
- Title: Number 19
- Medium: oil and enamel on paper laid on canvas
- Size: 30.9 x 22.6 in. / 78.4 x 57.4 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Sold For: 58,363,750 US$ PREMIUM
2.
Roy Lichtenstein
- Title: Woman with Flowered Hat
- Medium: magna on canvas
- Size: 50.1 x 40.2 in. / 127.3 x 102.2 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Sold For: 56,123,750 US$ PREMIUM
3.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Title: Dustheads
- Medium: acrylic, oilstick, spray enamel and metallic paint on canvas
- Size: 72 x 84 in. / 182.8 x 213.3 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Sold For: 48,843,750 US$ PREMIUM
4.
Barnett Newman
- Title: Onement VI
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 102 x 120 in. / 259.1 x 304.8 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- Sold For: 43,845,000 US$ PREMIUM
5.
Paul Cézanne
- Title: Les Pommes
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 15.2 x 18.1 in. / 38.5 x 46 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
- Sold For: 41,605,000 US$ PREMIUM
6.
Andy Warhol
- Title: Four Marilyns
- Medium: acrylic, silkscreen ink, pencil on linen
- Size: 29 x 21.5 in. / 73.7 x 54.6 cm.
- Sale Of: Phillips New York: Thursday, May 16, 2013
- Sold For: 38,245,000 US$ PREMIUM
7.
Gerhard Richter
- Title: Domplatz, Mailand (Cathedral Square, Milan)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 108.3 x 114.2 in. / 275 x 290 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- Sold For: 37,125,000 US$ PREMIUM
8.
Mark Rothko
- Title: Untitled (Black on Maroon)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 72 x 45 in. / 182.8 x 114.3 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Sold For: 27,003,750 US$ PREMIUM
9.
Amedeo Modigliani
- Title: L'Amazone
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 36.2 x 25.8 in. / 92 x 65.6 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
- Sold For: 25,925,000 US$ PREMIUM
10.
Philip Guston
- Title: To Fellini
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 69 x 74 in. / 175.2 x 187.9 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Sold For: 25,883,750 US$ PREMIUM