10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold in April Auction
The top ten most expensive works of fine art sold at auction in April 2006, according to
artnet’s Price Database, sold for a total of over $62.3 million.
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Title: Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 24 x 36 in. / 61 x 91.5 cm.
Sale Of: Christie's New York:
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Estimate: N/A
Sold For: US$ 35,856,000
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Title: St. Barbara in a wooded landscape
Medium: oil on panel
Size: 28.7 x 22.2 in. / 73 x 56.5 cm.
Sale Of: Christie's New York:
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Estimate:US$ 1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold For: US$ 4,944,000
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Sir Alfred James Munnings
Title: Gypsies on Epsom Downs, Derby Week
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 41.5 x 56.5 in. / 105.4 x 143.5 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's New York:
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Estimate: US$ 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
Sold For: US$ 4,104,000
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Georg Flegel
Title: Irises, tulips, anemone, snake's head fritillaria, lilies, columbine, narcissus, carnations, turk's cap lilies, violets, and other flowers in a pewter jug with a glass goblet of white wine
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 24.5 x 17.7 in. / 62.2 x 45 cm.
Sale Of: Christie's New York: Thursday, April 6, 2006
Estimate: US$ 2,500,000 - 3,000,000
Sold For: US$ 4,048,000
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Sanyu
Title: Pink lotus
Medium: oil on masonite
Size: 50.4 x 31.5 in. / 128 x 80 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's Hong Kong: Saturday, April 8, 2006
Estimate: US$ 644,329 - 902,061
Sold For: US$ 3,623,711
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John Brack
Title: The bar
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 37.4 x 50.4 in. / 95 x 128 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's Melbourne: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Estimate: US$ 1,056,338 - 1,408,450
Sold For: US$ 2,260,869
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Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich
Title: Lao-Tze
Medium: tempera on canvas
Size: 29 x 45.5 in. / 73.7 x 115.5 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Estimate: US$ 200,000 - 300,000
Sold For: US$ 2,200,000
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Aleksandr Evgen'evich Yakovlev
Title: Kabuki dancer
Medium: tempera on canvas
Size: 41.5 x 27.6 in. / 105.4 x 70 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Estimate: US$ 150,000 - 200,000
Sold For: US$ 1,808,000
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Barend Cornelis Koekkoek
Title: Late afternoon with numerous skaters by a town
Medium: oil on panel
Size: 26 x 31.9 in. / 66 x 81 cm.
Sale Of: Christie's Amsterdam: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Estimate:US $ 301,204 - 421,686
Sold For: US$ 1,765,000
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Konstantin Alexeievitch Korovin
Title: Korovin's studio, Gurzuf, Crimea
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 46 x 34.4 in. / 116.8 x 87.4 cm.
Sale Of: Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Estimate: US$ 400,000 - 600,000
Sold For: US$ 1,696,000
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