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Jul 24, 2008
Top Ten (10) Most Expensive Paintings Of All Time Millions and Hundreds of Millions of dollars are spent every year by the wealthy seeking a highly sought after piece of art. Following is a list of the Top Ten Most Expensive Paintings of All Time and an explanation of what makes them so special and worth the exorbitant price. Learn Beginning Drawing, Watercolor Painting, Sketching Outdoors and Picture Making like the great artists HERE! 1. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt ($135,000,000) This record breaking sale was enabled by a court order by the Austrian government to return the painting to the Artist's rightful heir. The entire dispute lasted over a year and was necessary to return the painting that was looted by the Nazis during World War II. Skillfully painted in 1907 by the art nouveau master Gustav Klimt,...
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