How much is a person willing to pay for a great work of art?

Life, tastes, habits and passions of people change over the years, but love for the works of world culture will not dry out ever. Unsurpassed masters of their craft, brilliant painters were able to express in the works those emotions and the harmony that most people are able to experience, even sometimes not understanding to the end the thoughts and ideas that the author was trying to convey. Peering into a work of art, we experience spiritual pleasure, perhaps even only because we contemplate a complete, ideal and thoughtful work. Admiring the great monuments of culture, we seem to be in touch with history.

Let's take pleasure in ourselves and consider the most famous, expensive and great works of art to date. Here are seven of them:

1. Paul Cezanne, 1895, "Players in Cards"

In 2012, a picture of a famous post-impressionist artist from France was sold for more than 250 million dollars. The buyers were the royal couple of Qatar. Previously, the picture belonged to a millionaire from Greece. She, presumably, closes a series of works called "Players in Cards". The remaining 4 works of this series are placed in the Metropolitan Museum. The creation of this painting by the artist was inspired by the work "Playing cards with cards," by Caravaggio.

2. Jack Polok, 1948, "Number 5, 1948"

Over the painting of the famous abstractionist was given more than 160 million dollars. Financier David Martinez bought this work of art from the famous film producer David Giffen.

For the invention of new painting techniques in 1947, the artist was nicknamed Jack Sprayer. Huge canvases spread out on the floor, but the artist did not touch them with a brush, but only sprayed paint in a special way. The author himself called this technique "pouring". This work was written in such a unique way.

3. Willem de Kooning, 1953, "Woman III"

Works of art of the 20th century represent this masterpiece, which was sold in 2006 to the billionaire from America S. Cohen for an amount equal to 137.5 million dollars. The work was created in 1951-1953. It is part of the series that was dedicated to women. Kuning's style of writing is individual. A huge influence on him had Picasso and Miro.

4. Gustav Klimt, 1907, "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I"

Even though the picture is not listed in the official rating, great works of art can not be imagined without this creation. The canvas was sold for 135 million dollars, but not at auction, bypassing it. The buyer was Ronald Lauder, president of the museum in New York.

5. Edward Munch, 1932, "The Scream"

This canvas was the most expensive ever sold at an open auction. The owner of the famous works of art of the 20th century was Leon Black, a financier. Incredibly, the auction lasted only twelve minutes, and the picture of the ball was sold for almost $ 120 million. Many experts believe that this canvas is the best of the four paintings of the "Scream" series.

6. Pablo Picasso, 1932, "Nude on the background of a bust and green leaves"

Picasso has always been considered the most expensive artist. To this glory it retains to this day. This is his work of art - one of the most significant, it was sold to a collector, whose name is unknown. For this picture, which depicts the beloved Picasso, this man gave almost 106.5 million.

7. A. Giacometti, 1961, "The Going Man I"

The work of the sculptor A. Giacometti was estimated at 104.3 million dollars. Sculpture is considered one of the most famous and recognizable works of the master. It is interesting that R. Abramovich was suspected of buying this masterpiece. Although a little later this fact was refuted, and the name of the real buyer was not made public.

A work of art is an idea that comes alive with the help of brilliant artists, letting it through their soul. They create not only valuable masterpieces, but "miracle", which becomes close and native to all the inhabitants of the planet.