世界最昂貴的繪畫

在世界藝術品拍賣場上，繪畫作品的天價紀錄被不斷刷新。截至2006年底，單幅油畫超過8000萬美元的已有五幅。

一、《加歇醫生像》

1990年5月15日，荷蘭畫家凡高的《加歇醫生像》在3分鐘內即以8250萬美元的天價被日本第二大造紙商齋藤拍走，創下了當時藝術品拍賣價格的世界紀錄，令世界藝術界人士瞠目結舌。

凡高一生畫了600多幅油畫，可生前僅以低價賣出過一幅。他在貧病交加的孤寂中，為自己的恩人加歇醫生畫了這幅畫，他做夢也想不到會成為天價肖像。

1996年齋藤去世后，此畫不知下落。

二、《拿煙斗的男孩》

2004年在蘇富比拍賣場上，西班牙畫家畢加索1905年創作的油畫《拿煙斗的男孩》拍出1.04億美元的天價。后來，畢加索的另一幅油畫《多拉·馬拉與貓》又以9520萬美元的高價被一個神秘的俄羅斯買家收入囊中。

三、《鮑爾夫人》

2006年6月，奧地利象征主義畫家古斯塔夫·克里姆特的作品《阿德勒·布洛赫——鮑爾夫人》，一舉刷新了凡高、畢加索畫價的最高紀錄，以1.35億美元被化妝品巨頭羅納德·S·勞德購走。

四、《1948年，第五號》

在最近舉行的索思比拍賣會上，美國抽象表現主義畫家杰克遜·波洛克的油畫《1948年，第五號》，更以1.4億美元的天價被墨西哥金融家戴維·馬丁內斯收藏，這令世人匪夷所思。這幅長2.5米、寬1.2米的油畫，原由好萊塢娛樂業大亨戴維·格芬擁有，是抽象主義、表現主義和超現實主義三結合的代表作。

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)