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Last Updated: 7th Jul 2024

What is the value of an original Pollock?

A Pollock Has Been Sold, Perhaps for a Record Price
David Geffen, a Hollywood entertainment mogul, has sold a classic Jackson Pollock drip painting for $140 million. Art experts who are familiar with the matter said yesterday.



What is the value of Pollock's free form?

This piece, called aFree Forma is his first drip painting. It could sell for anywhere from 10s to 100 million. The piece sold for $140 million.

The question that follows is: Why is Pollock so costly? Pollock's work is so valuable because a certain number of people bought the supports that he painted. His work was commodified, which increased its value.

You might also wonder, "How much is an original Monet worth?"

CNN reports that a Claude Monet painting sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $110.7million. According to Sotheby's, the 1890 Monet painting "Haystacks", which was part of Monet's "Haystacks” series, broke the record for most expensive Impressionist artwork sold at auction.

What is the current value of the Mona Lisa in 2019?

The Mona Lisa, which is on permanent display at Paris' Louvre, was valued at US$100 Million on December 14, 1962. Inflation would make the 1962 value of the Mona Lisa approximately US$850 million in 2019.