

In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 16.Īn exceptional case is graffiti artist David Choe, who accepted payment in shares for painting graffiti art in the headquarters of a fledgling Facebook.

The sale of Van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder, as opposed to the old master paintings which previously had dominated the market. In constant dollars, the highest price paid before 1987 was by the National Gallery of Art when in February 1967 they acquired Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci for around $5 million ($41 million in 2021 dollars) from the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Paul Getty Museum for Andrea Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi at Christie's in London on April 18, 1985. Before this, the highest absolute price paid for a painting was £8.1 million (£20.4 million in 2021 currency) paid by the J. This sale tripled the previous record, and introduced a new era in top art sales. The earliest sale on the list below ( Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh) is from March 1987 with a price of £24.75 million (£74.1 million in 2021 currency). Taking inflation into account, the 1962 value would be around US$900 million in 2021. On permanent display at the Louvre in Paris, the Mona Lisa was assessed at US$100 million on December 14, 1962. Guinness World Records lists Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa as having the highest ever insurance value for a painting. Since the museums rarely sell them, they are considered priceless. Summer 2019.The most famous paintings, especially old master works done before 1803, are generally owned or held at museums, for viewing by patrons. Nitzan Mintz (photo © Jaime Rojo) Never Satified (photo © Jaime Rojo) A tribute to writer Kyro by DG and NOA (photo © Jaime Rojo) Maria Qamar (photo © Jaime Rojo) Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo) Subway Doodle (photo © Jaime Rojo) Vintage Overunder and ND’A in NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo) Jazz Guetta (photo © Jaime Rojo) Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo) ASVP (photo © Jaime Rojo) UFO 907 (photo © Jaime Rojo) Untitled. I try not to move and not to breath.” Dude, get out. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Antennae (photo © Jaime Rojo) “The dream fills the room and there isn’t enough oxygen for both of us. This was originally painted last Thanksgiving to protest Black Friday consumerism and Amazon’s draconian labor practices.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this time featuring Adrian Wilson, Antennae, ASVP, Dee Dee, Giulio Vesprini, Jazz Guetta, Kyro, Maria Qamar, Muebon, NDA, Never Satisfied, Nevs, Nitzan Mintz, OverUnder, Sonny Sundancer, Subway Doodle, UFO 907, and Vexx Sonny Sundancer (photo © Jaime Rojo) Vexx for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo) V Ballentine for JMZ Walls (photo © Jaime Rojo) Dee Dee (photo © Jaime Rojo) Giulio Vesprini (photo © Jaime Rojo) Giulio Vesprini (photo © Jaime Rojo) Adrian Wilson. Thankfully, NYC is still gorgeous and hot and steamy and sticky this week – and so is a lot of the Street Art. The Kochs were just on Hasan Minaj 5 days ago! – go to 10:20 on this video In related news, New Yorker David Koch died, a billionaire by inheritance, a key funder of climate change denial who used millions to sway the laws and to set the world on fire while usurping your voice.

Events like these threaten to push us into a domino effect of environmental disaster. Darkness now falls hours before the sun sets in São Paulo, and G7 leaders are set to hold emergency talks over the wildfires crisis. Evidence points to arson – incidences are up 80% over last year. The Amazon Forest – which furnishes 6% of our oxygen is being burned – an unthinkable event in human history.
