Jackson Pollock, "No. 5, 1948 $140 MILLION Created in 1948 No. 5, 1948 measures in at 8 feet by 4 feet. The Guardian notes that this means each square foot is worth over $4 million. Pollock used unconventional paints for No.5, experimenting with synthetic gloss enamel paints that were making old-school, oil-based house paints obsolete. In addition Pollock didn't do any sketches or pre planning for No.5, he abandoned brushstrokes in favor of drips and splashes, and set the art world on fire with his impromptu masterworks. No.5 was sold to an unnamed buyer in 2006. "Les Femmes d’Alger" - Pablo Picasso $179.3 MILLION Created in 1955 this painting was inspired by Eugène Delacroix's 1834 painting The Women of Algiers in their Apartment. Sold to Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al Thani, former prime minister of Al Qatar. Although Picasso had multiple versions of this painting, this particular version takes th cake. Mark Rothko, "No. 6 $186 MILLION This seemingly simple 1951 abstract painting was bought by Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. Having his paintings serve a decorative purpose was arguably Rothko’s greatest fear as an artist. Whenever he sold one privately, he first studied the buyer’s reaction to the canvas in an attempt to gauge whether the new owner would use the painting as an accessory, or a centerpiece. Paul Cézanne, "The Card Players" $250 MILLION This piece by impressionist painter Paul Cézanne, is a five series set he created in 1890's was purchased by the tiny Gulf State's royal family in 2011. None of the five paintings show any money on the table for antes or pots. It has been speculated the quiet nature of the game combined with the lack of gambling could mean these men are enjoying a game similar to gin rummy Paul Gauguin, "Nafea Faa Ipoipo $300 MILLION This 1892 oil painting of two Tahitian girls by another French Post-Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, was sold for a reported $300 million or so this past February to an undisclosed buyer, according to The New York Times, making it the all-time most expensive painting ever. Any guesses as to the purchaser?
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