Top 10 Art Auction Prices in June
The top ten most expensive works of fine art sold at auction in June 2014 according to artnet Price Database, sold for a total of over $236.7 million.
1.
Claude Monet
- Title: Nymphéas
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 34.8 x 39.4 in. / 88.5 x 100 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 23, 2014
- Sold For: 31,722,500 GBP (53,959,006 US$) Premium
2.
Francis Bacon
- Title: Three studies for portrait of George Dyer (on light ground) (in 3 parts)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 14 x 11.8 in. / 35.5 x 30 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 30, 2014
- Sold For: 26,682,500 GBP (45,463,452 US$) Premium
3.
Piet Mondrian
- Title: Composition with red, blue and grey
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 26 x 19.7 in. / 66 x 50 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 23, 2014
- Sold For: 15,202,500 GBP (25,858,989 US$) Premium
4.
Kurt Schwitters
- Title: Ja - Was? - Bild
- Medium: oil, paper, corrugated card, cardboard, fabric, wood and nails on board
- Size: 43 x 31.5 in. / 109.2 x 80 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
- Sold For: 13,970,500 GBP (23,710,964 US$) Premium
5.
Amedeo Modigliani
- Title: Portrait de Paul Alexandre
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 36.2 x 23.6 in. / 92 x 60 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's Paris: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
- Sold For: 13,537,500 EUR (18,435,925 US$) Premium
6.
Alberto Giacometti
- Title: Femme de Venise II
- Medium: bronze w/gold patina
- Size: 47.40 in. / 120.50 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
- Sold For: 9,042,500 GBP (15,347,080 US$) Premium
7.
Claude Monet
- Title: La Seine à Argenteuil
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 23.5 x 31.4 in. / 59.8 x 79.8 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 23, 2014
- Sold For: 8,538,500 GBP (14,523,728 US$) Premium
8.
Peter Doig
- Title: Country-rock (Wing-mirror)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 76.7 x 106.3 in. / 194.9 x 270 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 30, 2014
- Sold For: 8,482,500 GBP (14,453,058 US$) Premium
9.
Claude Monet
- Title: Antibes, vue du Plateau Notre-Dame
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 25.6 x 36.3 in. / 65.1 x 92.1 cm.
- Sale Of: Sotheby's London: Monday, June 23, 2014
- Sold For: 7,922,500 GBP (13,475,931 US$) Premium
10.
Henri Matisse
- Title: L'artiste et le modèle nu
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Size: 23.6 x 28.7 in. / 60 x 73 cm.
- Sale Of: Christie's London: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
- Sold For: 6,802,500 GBP (11,545,315 US$) Premium