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If you pay any attention to the art auctions, you’d remember a few things, which highlighted last year’s art market. I wrote about most of them in my daily posts. Bornrich blog came up with an interesting “Top 10 Most Hyped Auction Sales of 2007″ article. They list most memorable art and historical items which were auctioned last year. Here is the list:
1.Damien Hirst’s diamond skull - $100 million
2. Guennol Lioness from Mesopotamian era - US $57.2 million
3. 1937 Henri Matisse painting – US $33.6 million
4. Francis Bacon’s Bullfight – US $45.9 million
5. Francis Bacon’s self portrait – US $33 million
6. Jeff Koons’ hot-pink heart – US $23.6 million
7. Warhol’s iconic Liz Taylor portrait – US $23 million
8. Rare 710-year-old copy of Magna Carta – US $21.3 million
9. Never-seen-before Rothschild Faberge egg – US $18 million
10. Largest brilliant-cut D-color flawless diamond – US $16 million
(Source: www.bornrich.org )
