Top 10 Art Auction Prices in February
The top ten most expensive works of fine art sold at auction in February 2014 according to artnet Price Database, sold for a total of over $339.3 million.
1.
Francis Bacon
- Title: Portrait of George Dyer Talking
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 78 x 58 in. / 198.2 x 147.3 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Thursday, February 13, 2014
- Sold For: 42,194,500 GBP (70,207,154 US$) PREMIUM
2.
Juan Gris
- Title: Nature morte à la nappe à carreaux
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 45.9 x 35.2 in. / 116.5 x 89.3 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
- Sold For: 34,802,500 GBP (56,737,039 US$) PREMIUM
3.
Gerhard Richter
- Title: Abstraktes Bild
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 102.1 x 78.9 in. / 259.4 x 200.3 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Thursday, February 13, 2014
- Sold For: 19,570,500 GBP (32,563,227 US$) PREMIUM
4.
Camille Pissarro
- Title: Le boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 25.6 x 31.9 in. / 65 x 81 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
- Sold For: 19,682,500 GBP (32,092,776 US$) PREMIUM
5.
Gerhard Richter
- Title: Wand (Wall)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 94.5 x 94.5 in. / 240 x 240 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
- Sold For: 17,442,500 GBP (28,911,818 US$) PREMIUM
6.
Vincent van Gogh
- Title: L'homme est en mer
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 26 x 20.1 in. / 66 x 51 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
- Sold For: 16,882,500 GBP (27,527,311 US$) PREMIUM
7.
Pablo Picasso
- Title: Femme au costume turc dans un fauteuil
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 36.2 x 28.7 in. / 92 x 73 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
- Sold For: 16,882,500 GBP (27,522,823 US$) PREMIUM
8.
Jeff Koons
- Title: Cracked Egg (Magenta) (in 2 parts)
- Medium: mirror-polished stainless steel w/transparent color coating
- Size: 65 x 62.6 x 62.6 in. / 165.1 x 159.1 x 159.1 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Thursday, February 13, 2014
- Sold For: 14,082,500 GBP (23,431,780 US$) PREMIUM
9.
Piet Mondrian
- Title: Composition No. II with Blue and Yellow
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 19.9 x 19.8 in. / 50.5 x 50.2 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
- Sold For: 12,402,500 GBP (20,219,269 US$) PREMIUM
10.
Cy Twombly
- Title: Untitled (Rome)
- Medium: oil, wax crayon and pencil on canvas
- Size: 81.1 x 99.6 in. / 206 x 253 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
- Sold For: 12,178,500 GBP (20,186,474 US$) PREMIUM