Skate's Art Industry Investment Report (June 8, 2009) Learn more Skate's Report on the Global Art Investment Market: 2008 Summary and 2009 Outlook View report Artworks: 5 picks Artworks: top 5 Artists: 5 picks Artists: top 5 Rank Artist Title Sale date Nominal value, USD 15 Vincent van Gogh Irises 11.11.1987 53,900,000   16 Francis Bacon Study from Innocent X 15.05.2007 52,680,000   17 Francis Bacon Triptych 1974-77 06.02.2008 51,893,420   18 Pablo Picasso Les Noces de Pierrette 30.11.1989 51,650,000   19 Mark Rothko No. 15 13.05.2008 50,441,000   Rank Artist Title Sale date Nominal value, USD 1 Pablo Picasso Garçon à la pipe 05.05.2004 104,168,000   2 Pablo Picasso Dora Maar au chat 03.05.2006 95,216,000   3 Gustav Klimt Portrait of Adele... 08.11.2006 87,936,000   4 Francis Bacon Triptych, 1976 14.05.2008 86,281,000   5 Vincent van Gogh Portrait du Dr. Gachet 15.05.1990 82,500,000   Rank Artist #of works Average price, USD Total value, USD 173 Tamara de Lempicka 1 5,400,000 5,400,000   174 Alfred Sisley 1 5,372,739 5,372,739   175 Zhang Xiaogang 1 5,370,348 5,370,348   176 Karl... 1 5,361,887 5,361,887   177 Joan Mitchell 1 5,301,647 5,301,647   Rank Artist #of works Average price, USD Total value, USD 1 Pablo Picasso 116 17,928,764 2,079,736,576   2 Claude Monet 78 14,117,480 1,101,163,520   3 Vincent van Gogh 25 30,034,934 750,873,344   4 Paul Cézanne 35 17,583,374 615,418,048   5 Francis Bacon 28 21,144,302 592,040,448   Skate's Masterpieces Peer Group (Skate's Top 1000) is a database of the world's 1000 most valuable artworks (based on price records for public transactions). See Skate's Top 1000 Learn more about Skate's ratings

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Paul Cézanne Grand bouquet de fleurs (1892) 81x100 cm Nominal value, USD: 8,146,113 Sale date: 02.02.2004 Rank in Skate's Top 1000: 600 More details         ART INDUSTRY INVESTMENT REPORT Skate’s Art Industry Research & Ratings is pleased to present our 5th annual overview of the global art market. Global Art Investment Market: 2008 Summary and 2009 Outlook Read report       Auction houses   Online auctions Appraisers Authenticity centers Insurers Restoration centers Data providers Research providers Art investment funds Museums/Galleries

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