世界最昂贵的绘画

在世界艺术品拍卖场上，绘画作品的天价纪录被不断刷新。截至2006年底，单幅油画超过8000万美元的已有五幅。

一、《加歇医生像》

1990年5月15日，荷兰画家凡高的《加歇医生像》在3分钟内即以8250万美元的天价被日本第二大造纸商斋藤拍走，创下了当时艺术品拍卖价格的世界纪录，令世界艺术界人士瞠目结舌。

凡高一生画了600多幅油画，可生前仅以低价卖出过一幅。他在贫病交加的孤寂中，为自己的恩人加歇医生画了这幅画，他做梦也想不到会成为天价肖像。

1996年斋藤去世后，此画不知下落。

二、《拿烟斗的男孩》

2004年在苏富比拍卖场上，西班牙画家毕加索1905年创作的油画《拿烟斗的男孩》拍出1.04亿美元的天价。后来，毕加索的另一幅油画《多拉・马拉与猫》又以9520万美元的高价被一个神秘的俄罗斯买家收入囊中。

三、《鲍尔夫人》

2006年6月，奥地利象征主义画家古斯塔夫・克里姆特的作品《阿德勒・布洛赫――鲍尔夫人》，一举刷新了凡高、毕加索画价的最高纪录，以1.35亿美元被化妆品巨头罗纳德・S・劳德购走。

四、《1948年，第五号》

在最近举行的索思比拍卖会上，美国抽象表现主义画家杰克逊・波洛克的油画《1948年，第五号》，更以1.4亿美元的天价被墨西哥金融家戴维・马丁内斯收藏，这令世人匪夷所思。这幅长2.5米、宽1.2米的油画，原由好莱坞娱乐业大亨戴维・格芬拥有，是抽象主义、表现主义和超现实主义三结合的代表作。

The Most Expensive Paintings in 2006

Some paintings on the world’s arts market have kept breaking price records. By the end of 2006, five paintings had passed the $80-million-threshold.

Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh

On May 15, 1990, the Japanese business tycoon Ryoei Saito shocked the world when he paid 82.50 million US dollars for the masterpiece within 3 minutes, creating a new world record for an artwork. Vincent van Gogh created more than 600 oil paintings but sold only one at a cheap price during his lifetime. He painted this portrait for the doctor, his benefactor, to express his gratitude. He didn’t know it would be sold for an astronomical price. Ryoei Saito passed away in 1996. The whereabouts of the masterpiece is not known.

Boy with a Pipe and Dora Maar with Cat by Pablo Picasso

Boy with a Pipe created by Picasso in 1905 sold for 104.1 million US dollars. At the same auction, Dora Maar with Cat also by Picasso was bought by a mysterious Russian buyer for 95.20 million US dollars.

Portrait of Adele Block-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt

This painting by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt was sold to Ronald Lauder for 135 million US dollars in June 2006. The price broke the record created by the works by Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso.

No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock

The painting by American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock was sold to the Mexican financier David Martinez for 140 million US dollars. The painting had been in the collection of Hollywood entertainment magnate David Geffen. The 2.5 meter x 1.3 meter oil painter highlights abstractionism, expressionism and surrealism.

(Translated by David)