The most expensive paintings that you could have painted yourself

Everyone, to some extent, appreciates art. Whether you're a season ticket holder for your local museum or just a passing observer, paintings and other artwork have influenced your life in one way or another. Art is not only a means of emotional and intellectual expression, it is also a field that can be very profitable. The paintings mentioned in this article were sold in astronomical numbers, equivalent to monthly revenues to giants such as Apple or Google. You'll probably recognize some of the artists' names on this list, as their expensive paintings have become timeless symbols through the ages. Then you might ask, "Could I have drawn it myself?

Untitled by C. Tumble

The painting at first glance looks like just drawings with chalk on an old blackboard so that at first glance it seems to you that you can paint it yourself, but the truth is that it is painted in oil colors on canvas, and despite the simplicity of its form, the "untitled" painted by artist Sai Tombley in 1970 without even putting a name for it achieved an amazing record when it was sold at auction in 2015 at a price of $ 70.5 million, and this price was not just a material value, but a reversal Also valuable to the name Tumble in the art world, the painting was part of a larger collection of the world's most expensive paintings that sold for a total of $295 million at an auction for contemporary and postwar art.

Black Fire

Barnett Newman was an American painter who is considered one of the most prominent symbols of abstract expressionism. His paintings were based on abstract colors, and every work of his art was sold for tens of millions of dollars, although at first glance they may seem like simple shapes, but the painting "Black Fire" looks like something you can find in a home décor store, but its value goes far beyond that. It is one of the most expensive paintings in the art world, you will not believe that the painting sold at auction in 2014 for $ 84.2 million, far exceeding the initial expectations set by Christie's. at $50 million.

Police Gazette

Willem de Kooning was an accomplished abstract painter who used simple colors to draw complex stories, and his 1955 painting "Gazette of the Police" made him one of the most famous abstract painters in the world; in 1965, the painting first sold for $337,700, and then sold again eight years later for $1.166 million, setting a record at the time. Since then, the painting has moved among many art collectors until Stephen Cohen bought it in 2006 for $ 85.4 million to become one of the most expensive and famous paintings in the art world, which at first glance may deceive you from its simplicity and think that you can easily paint the same as it.

Orange, Red, Yellow

As for the painting "Orange, Red, Yellow" painted by the painter Mark Rothko in 1961, it is considered a pivotal work in post-war art, this painting, which is one of the most expensive paintings ever made, is made of acrylic on canvas and was acquired in the late sixties by the collector of artworks David Pincus, and after remaining in his possession for 45 years, the painting was displayed in several exhibitions in London and Philadelphia until it was sold at auction in 2012. Priced at $102.5 million, it sets a new record for Ruthko and post-World War II art despite its deceptive shape that hinders you from appreciating its value and makes you say to yourself, "Why all this money? I can draw it in minutes.

Mirror, Blood Red

Imagine that you enter a house and find a red square on the wall, and the owner of the house tells you that it is one of the most expensive paintings and that he paid more than a million dollars to get it! This is what actually happened with the painting "The Mirror, Bloody Red" painted by the famous painter Gerhard Richter in 1991. The painting is made of oil on glass, which makes any of us able to go to the homeware store and buy a bottle of red paint and a glass sheet to paint the same painting, but of course, we won't even be able to sell it for $10 online.

Dog

Do you have kids who love to draw? Do their drawings look like this expressive painting? If so, you might be surprised what they can achieve from it, Joan Miro, a painter who was born in 1893 and lived until 1983, painted "The Dog" in the late twenties, and sold for an estimated price of more than $2 million in November 2010.

Untitled (Stouffbild)

In the late sixties, painter Blinki Palermo found cotton canvas, blue colors and a paintbrush, after which he painted "Untitled (Stouffbild)", a simple painting that sold for $ 1.7 million and that price that could be even more expensive than his expectations, and although Palermo was famous for drug abuse and parties that eventually led to his death, his paintings did not reflect this, his artistic style was based on the use of simple, rectangular fabrics that he colored in one or two, and sometimes three colors. If he was in a good mood to come out paintings that seemed extremely simple to the public, in 2010, Gerhard and Anna Linz, two art collectors, bought the painting at auction in London.

Wrong start

False Beginning", painted by Jasper Jones in the late fifties, aims to be an explosion of colors, as if it were a fireworks display on canvas, the painter Jones was a leader in the abstract expressionist movement in the post-World War II era, and his paintings sold for tens of millions, with the price of "Wrong Start" reaching more than $ 100 million, and in 2006, Ken Griffin, director of the company "Citadel", and his wife Anne Griffin bought the painting at a price of $ 107.5 million to become a The most expensive paintings in the world.

Third Woman

In the maze of colors and intertwined shapes, The Third Woman is a vibrant abstract masterpiece, embodying the power and influence of Willem de Kooning's expressionism, a 1953 masterpiece that highlights complex psychological tensions and deep emotions through violent brushstrokes and explosive colours. Sold at auction in 2006 for an incredible price of $137.5 million, the painting has become one of the most expensive in the art world and painters, reflecting de Koonning's artistic genius and the appreciation of art lovers for his bold and innovative work.

The Scream

This famous painting is one of the most exciting ones, having been robbed twice, once in 1994 and again in 2004. "The Scream" is one of the most famous works of art ever, do not deny that you often encountered it while browsing a social networking site, and that wonderful was painted by the Norwegian artist Edvard Monk in the late nineteenth century, and "The Scream" embodies the human feeling with all its anxiety and anxiety, and in 2012, after the two thefts occurred, "The Scream" returned to the hands of its rightful owners and was put up at Sotheby's auction in London, and the bidding began from $ 40 million and ended twelve minutes later when a man presented American business Leon Black offered the final purchase at a price of $ 120 million to become one of the most expensive paintings.

Painting "Eight Elvis"

In 1963, American pop artist Andy Warhol, a distinguished and unique painter with his art, created his famous masterpiece, which is one of the most expensive paintings "Eight Elvis", this distinctive painting features eight gauze paintings by rock star Elvis Presley, and this painting continued to be the property of the Italian Berlingerie family for four decades before being sold for $ 100 million to a private collection.

Untitled painting by Jean-Michel

The painting "Untitled" from the world of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat came in 1982 to impress critics and those interested in the arts alike. This painting features a skull on a blue background, with flows of yellow, white and red colors, and although it looks easy and can be easily painted by any painter, it was sold in 2017 for a price of $ 110.5 million, making it achieve a record in the art world, and become one of the most expensive paintings.

Panel "Piles"

One of his most notable works is the series "The Stacks" by the great Impressionist artist, Claude Monet, and these paintings depict piles of wheat in varying landscapes, as the painter Monet continued to complete this series from 1890 to 1891. In 2019, one of the series' paintings sold for $117.3 million, making it one of the most expensive paintings as the first impressionist painting to sell for an estimated price of more than $100 million.

Painting "Moel de Belle"

In 2021, Vincent van Gogh's painting "Moel de Bel" by the well-known Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh impressed the world after it exceeded auction expectations and sold for more than $ 35 million to the bottom of the list of the most expensive paintings, as this painting had not been displayed to the public for more than 116 years, giving it great historical value.

Painting "Wheat field with a Cypriot"

Another painting by the Dutch painter and genius artist Vincent van Gogh, a series of paintings depicting wheat fields in France during his stay in a mental hospital, and among this series, stands out "A Wheat Field with a Cypriot", which sold in 1993 for a price of $ 106.9 million to enter the list of the most expensive paintings in the world, and was shared at the American Museum of Metropolitan Art after being purchased by Dieter Burle.

Figure 6 (purple, green, red)

The painter Mark Rothko, an American abstract artist, was known for his use of many colors in his works, and his painting "Number 6 (violet, green, red)" consisted of large areas of color and mysterious and uneven shades. Painted in 1951, it is very similar in style to Rothko's work of the period. This painting, despite its simplicity that makes you think at first glance that your little child can paint its likeness, was sold at a price of more than two hundred million dollars to become one of the most expensive paintings in the world of art.