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Library Of The World: Top Ten Biggest Or Largest National Or Public Libraries

Mohsin Ali — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:29:10 +0000

In traditional sense a library is a collection of books. It can mean the room that houses such “a collection of useful material for common use,” and in this sense in used in fields such as biology, statistics, electronics, computer science and mathematics. Now the modern libraries are increasingly being redefined a places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats from many sources. They are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, by including material accessible by electronic means. There are many types of libraries, such as academic libraries, public libraries, research libraries, school libraries and special libraries.

	Congress Libraries is the largest or biggest library in the world. It has the largest number of books, recordings, maps and manuscripts which are over 33,012,750 in number. Situated in Washington D.C, this is the oldest library of USA. It was established in 1800, when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. Official Website http://www.loc.gov/
	National Library of China is the largest and great library of Asia, and second biggest library of the World. It’s collection is over 28,980,777 books which includes individually counted periodicals of about 12 million. It holds the largest worldwide collection of Chinese literature. The Library was founded in 1909 in Beijing, China and all the books on China’s history are available in the library. Official Website http://www.nlc.gov.cn/
	National Library Canada is a Canadian federal government department responsible for the collection and preservation of the documentary heritage of Canada through texts, pictures and other documents relevant to the history and culture of Canada. Its books collection is over (26,006,054) and this is the third largest library in the world. This most beautiful library is the national asset of Canada. Official Website http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
	Deutsche Bibliothek is the national library of Germany which was established in 1912. The prime purpose of this library is to collect all the German publications and collection of all material published on Germany in other languages. It is the third largest or biggest library in the world as it has 24,487,010 items. Official Website http://www.d-nb.de/eng/index.htm
	British Library is the national library of the UK, which was founded in 1753. It is based in London and one of the world’s most significant research libraries, holding over (15,500,000) items in all known languages and formats. The Library’s collections include around 23,500,000 books. BL includes almost three million books every year in its archives. Official Website http://www.bl.uk/
	Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries, with more than (15,000,000) books. It is the oldest library system in the United States and one of the largest academic library system in the world. It is the sixth largest library in the world. It was founded in 1638. Official Website http://hul.harvard.edu/
	Russian State Library is the national library of Russia, and was founded in 1795 and it is located in Moscow. It is the largest and the oldest library in the country and the sixth largest in the world. Its books collection is over (14,750,000). This is the most popular or famous library in Russia. Official Website http://www.nlr.ru/eng/
	New York Public Library (NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America’s most significant research libraries. It was founded in 1895 and now it has 87 branches. Its books collection is over (14,685,192). Official Website http://www.nypl.org/
	National Diet library is the one of the largest and greatest libraries of the world, located in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1948 for the purpose of researching matters of public policy. There are over (14,304,139) books of all types. It has 27 branches in the country. Books on all topics like science, religion, politics, laws, maps, music etc, are available in this library. Official Website http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/index.html
	Yale University Library is the library system of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1701. It is one of the largest academic library in the world, with approximately (13,000,000) volumes housed in 22 individual libraries. Several of its collections rank among the best anywhere and attract scholars from around the globe. Official Website http://www.library.yale.edu/

Daily Jang Urdu Newspaper Pakistan History

Mohsin Ali — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:01:59 +0000

Jang was first published in 1939 by Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman. Daily Jang is being published from Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Quettta and Landon. It is the only sound Pakistan newspaper which is also published form outside the country; Landon. Jang has the largest circulation in Pakistan.
It is the first newspaper which used computerized Urud calligraphy in Pakistan. This has a large impact on Urdu journalism. Other newspapers influenced by its popularity, aslo began to use computer. At present, Nawa-i-Waqt, Pakistan, Mashriq and Musawat are also using computerized calligraphy.For the strict economy of space, Jang puts more and more headlines on the front page. Their text is carried to the inner pages. This style is being adopted by all newspapers of the country. Its photo coverage of local, national and international events is remarkable and praise worthy.
Considering is large criculation, it has shown tremendous growth and is financially strong and pays better wages to its large editorial staff. Jang is the first newspaper which introduced a weekly magazine on Fridays and now all national dailies publish weekly magazines of Fridays. It goes to the credit of jang that newspapers took their roots in the low class pepole. Jang is also the first to produce sparate coloured editins consisting of articles on youth, women, children and political affairs.

Public Libraries In United Kingdom

Mohsin Ali — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:05:19 +0000

United Kingdom is one of the best educational center in the world. It is because U.K is the home of some of the worlds largest and oldest libraries. These are the best and well managed libraries of the world where millions of valuable books are available. Read about the first or oldest libraries of United Kingdom.

	Warrington Library is a Public library located in UK and founded in 1848. This library is a branch or division of the library system that serves. It has the largest number of volumes, and one of the most important library in the town.
	Canterbury library is the first library in UK, and it was founded in 1847. It has the largest numbers of books on every topic including the Government publication and largest collection of legal materials.
	Salford library holds a huge collection of photographs, documents and newspapers relating to Salford’s past. The library’s extensive collection includes Family History sources (from 1841), maps (from 1848), newspapers (from 1850), more than 50,000 photographs and a wide range of other useful material. The library was founded in 1850.
	Winchester library is the one of the famous library in United Kingdom. It was founded in (1851). It has the largest numbers of Books, or other related types of collection.
	Manchester Central Library is a circular library next to the extended Town Hall in Manchester, England. It acts as the headquarters of the Manchester Library & Information Service, which also consists of 22 other community libraries.
	Liverpool Central Library is the largest of the 24 libraries in Liverpool, England. The Liverpool Central Library can be found in the centre of Liverpool. The library is located in several adjoining historic buildings on the city’s historic William Brown Street, and it was founded in 1852.
	Bolton Central Library was one of the early public libraries established after the Public Libraries Act 1850, opening on 12 October 1853 in the Exchange Building on Market Square (present day Victoria Square). The library moved to its present site in Le Mans Crescent on 4 July 1938.
	Ipswich library is the one of the first library in the UK, and it was founded in 1853. It has the largest number of collection, and the important library of the town.
	Oxford Free Public Library is a Public library. This library is the central facility for the library system that serves Oxford, MA. It was founded in 1854. It has the largest collection of Books, and one of the first libraries in UK.
	Kidderminster Public Library is the major library of United Kingdom, and founded in 1855. It has the largest collection of Books, and other types of data.

Newspaper Pakistan Top 10 Urdu

Mohsin Ali — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:07:19 +0000

The Daily Jang is the largest Urdu Newspaper in Pakistan. It is Published by the Jang Group of Newspapers. It is published in Urdu from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan and London. It’s daily circulation is of 800000 copies. Its Founder was Mir Khalil ur Rehman and now his younger son Mir Shakil ur Rehman is continuing the publication of this paper.
Nawa-i-Waqt is an Urdu Daily Newspaper in Pakistan. It started its publishing on March 23, 1940 under the leadership of Hameed Nizami. Afterwards it is continued by his brother Majid Nizami. It is one of the largest circulating newspapers in the Pakistan.
Dawn is the Oldest and most widely-read English newspaper in Pakistan. It is known to be a liberal leaning newspaper that has often supported controversial leftist social agenda. It was founded by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941 in Delhi, India. It has a weekday circulation of over 138000.Hameed Haroon is the CEO of Dawn group. The Current editor of Dawn is Abbas Nasir.
Jasarat The newspaper has been published in Karachi since 1970. It is circulated all over Pakistan. The newspaper reflects views of Jamati Islami, a religious political party in Pakistan.
The News International is the second largest English newspaper in Pakistan. It has an ABC certified circulation of 140000. It is published from Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi / Islamabad. An overseas edition is published from London that caters tothe Pakistani community in the United Kingdom and plans are currently underway to start publication in New York City, USA. The News is published by the Jang Group of Newspapers.
The Nation is an English Newspaper in Pakistan. It is published by Majid Nizami and edited by Arif Nizami of Naw-i-Waqtgroup. It was launched in the end of 1986 by Arif Nizami. The Nation is internationally the most quoted Pakistani Newspaper.It is the competitor of two Karachi-based daily newspapers, Dawn and The News International. It also has a daily feature section section which covers the world of glamour, showbiz, entertainment, the performing arts and literature. It has also a Young nation section for the younger reader and a special Log on section for those interested in IT.
The Daily Times is an English Pakistani Newspaper. It was launched on april 9,2002 which is simultaneously published from lahore (Resident Editor: Zeeshan Bhutta) and Karachi (Resident Editor: Yousaf Rafiq) and is edited by Najam Sethi. The main contributors on Daily Time’s Op-Ed Page are Dr.Saleem Ali, Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Irfan Hussain, Khalid Ahmed, Ejaz Haider, Mehreen Zehra-Malik, Kamran Shafi, Tanveer Ahmed Khan, Dr. Ayasha Siddiqa, Munir Attaullah and several others. Daily Times Reporters in Islamabad are Zulfiqar Ghuman, Irfan Ghauri, Aizaz Syed, Sajjad Malik, Atif Khan, Sohail Chaudhry, Saadia, Imran Naeem and Jamila Achakzai.
Khabrain is an Urdu daily newspaper Pakistan. It was started on 26 September, 1992 from Lahore, Punjab by Zia Shahid.
The Frontier Post is a newspaper based in Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is published from Peshawar and Quetta. It was launched on 25 February, 1985 from Peshawar and Rahmat Shah Afridi is the owner of Frontier Post.
The Daily Express is one of the most circulated Urdu newspaper of Pakistan. It was founded on 3 September, 1998. It was Published by Century Publications, A Lakson Group Subsidiary. It is Published simultaneously from Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Guranwala, Sarghoda, Rahim yar Khan and Sakhar. It Claims to have a 24% circulation share.

World’s Top Ten Most Circulated Newspapers

Mohsin Ali — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:14:59 +0000

The Sun is the highest circulated English Newspaper in the world. The Sun is a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at 3,767,975 copies daily in Jan 2008. It had a daily readership of 7,969,000 in H1 2007.
Asahi Shimbun is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Yomiuri Shim bun, the Mainichi Shim bun, Nihon Keizai Shim bun and the Sankei Shim bun. Its circulation, which was 8.27 million for its morning edition; 3.85 million for its evening edition as of April 2004, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shim bun.
Mainichi Shimbun “Daily News” is one of the largest newspapers in Japan. It is published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. The Mainichi is one of Japan’s big three newspapers in terms of circulation and employee numbers. It has 79 associated companies, including Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) and the Sports Nippon Newspaper.
Xinmin Wanbao has increased from 42—virtually all Communist Party papers—in 1968 to 382 in 1980 and more than 2,200 today. In 2006, China was the largest market for daily newspapers, with 5.2 millions copies sold daily.
Bild-Zeitung, is a German daily tabloid newspaper published by Axel Springer AG. It has a different style and its own editors. Bild is the best-selling newspaper in Europe. It has the sixth-largest circulation worldwide. Its daily average circulation is 4,664,000.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Japan Economic Times, or Nikkei, is one of the largest media corporations in Japan. Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Nikkei sells newspapers around the world, in their original languages and in translation, and the world’s largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 3 million.
The Chunichi Shimbun is a Japanese daily newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd . It is an owner of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team. It is also known as the main organizer of a famous international gymnastics event, the Chunichi Cup. The group’s combined daily morning circulation is 3.5 million.
The Yomiuri Shimbun is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1874, the Yomiuri Shim bun is credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in the world , having a combined morning and evening circulation of 14,485,781 throughout January 2004.

Top Ten Most Expensive Books Of The World

Mohsin Ali — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:38:22 +0000

	The Codex Leicester is a collection of largely scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci. The Codex was purchased in 1980 by wealthy industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist Armand Hammer from the Leicester estate, and renamed the “Codex Hammer”. In 1994 Bill Gates bought it at auction for $30.8 million, making it the most expensive book ever, and renamed it the Codex Leicester.
	The Gospels of Henry the Lion were intended by Henry the Lion, The manuscript, containing 266 pages with the text of the four gospels, 50 of them full page illustrations, was sold by auction on 6 December 1983 at Sotheby’s in London for £8,140,000.The gospel book, kept in the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbuttel, and for security reasons is displayed only once every two years.
	The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others are not. This is the one of the most expensive book. It have been sold (£4,600,000) pound In 8, Jul 1998.
	The Gutenberg Bible, This is the one of the first book ever printed by, Johan Gutenberg and Johan fust in 1455. This is one of the greatest treasures in the Ransom Center’s collections. The Center’s Bible was acquired in 1978 and is one of only five complete examples in the United States, and this is the one of the most expensive books. It have been sold ($5,390,000) in 22, Oct 1987 London.
	The Northumberland Bestiary was one of the most important traditions to emerge from medieval England. It served as the most famous picture book of its time. This book hold the record for an English manuscript, and this the one of the most expensive book. The book have been sold (£2,700,000) in 29,Nov 1990 London.
	Autograph manuscript of nine symphonies By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart this book is on music manuscript, and this the one on the most expensive book of the world. This book hold the record for any music manuscript. It have been sold ($3,600,000) (£2,292,993) in 22,May 1987 London.
	The Birds of America is the title of a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing paintings. This book holds the records for any natural history, and this is the one of the most expensive book in the world. It have been sold ($3,600,000)(£2,292,993) in 6,June 1989 New York.
	Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to books of the Bible, originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and of uncontroversial canonicity. This is the one of the most expensive book and hold the record for any Hebrew manuscript. Book have been sold (£1,850,000) in 5,Dec 1989 London.
	The Monypenny Breviary, illuminated manuscript, c,14900-95. Book is also in the list of most expensive books. This book hold the record for any French manuscript .Book have been sold (£1,700,000) in 19,Jun 1989 London.
	The Hours and psalter of Elizabeth de Bohum, Countess of Northampton, c,1340-45. This is the on of the most expensive book and it have been sold (£1,400,000) in 21,Jun 1988 London.

World’s Best Selling Books

Mohsin Ali — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:36:12 +0000

	The Bible is the collection of religious writings of Judaism and of Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Hebrew scriptures, which have been called the Old Testament, and some later writings known as the New Testament. Some groups within Christianity include additional books. This is the one of the best selling books. Approximately its over 6,000,000,000 copies have been sold.
	Quran is a divine scripture of Islam. This book was sent on Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) the prophet of Islam. Quran contains all the rules and regulations, principles and injunctions of Islam. According to an estimate at least 4,000,000,000 copies of Quran have been sold. Therefore it is considered as the second most purchased book in the world.
	Webster’s Dictionary is the title given for the common type of English language dictionaries in the United States. The dictionary was fully published in 1961, which added 450,000 entries. This is the one of the best selling book. Approximately over 100,000,000 books have been sold.
	The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted series of all-time. Approximately over 81,000,000 books have been sold.
	McGuffey’s Readers was more popular and widely used. McGuffey’s Readers are still in use today in some school systems It is estimated that at least 120 million copies were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. Since 1961 they have continued to sell at a rate of some 30,000,000 copies a year.
	A Message to Garcia is an inspirational essay written by Elbert Hubbard that has been made into two motion pictures. It was originally published as a filler without a title in the March, 1899.It was wildly popular, selling over 50,000,000 copies, and being translated into 37 languages.
	The World Almanac and Book of Facts is an American-published reference work and is the bestselling (over50,000,000)almanac conveying information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. The almanac can be found in homes, libraries, schools, businesses, and media other parts of the world. It has been published yearly since 1886.The 2008 edition has over 1,000 pages.
	Baby and Child Care the Common Sense Book written by Dr. Benjamin Spock, was first published on 14 July 1946, and is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. By 1998, it had sold more than 50,000,000 copies. It has been translated into 39 languages.
	Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966. It is widely considered one of the most commercially successful novels of all time. Valley of the Dolls was an instant success when it was first published. Since then it has sold more than 30,000,000 copies.
	In His Steps is a best-selling book written by Charles Monroe Sheldon. First published in 1896, the fictional book has sold more than 30,000,000 copies, Thus lower prices and multiple publishers led to larger sales.

Famous Painters and Artists Of The World

Mohsin Ali — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:49:19 +0000

Few of the painters and artists in the recent history of the world became very popular like Paul Cezanne and Francis Bacon etc. These painters painted some of the world’s most popular paintings. Here is the list of top ten famous painters and artists of the world.

Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter. His best painting are The Card players, Les Grandes Baigneuses, Still Life with a Curtain, Tannhäuser, Jas de Bouffan, Still Life with Apples and Oranges, and his most expensive painting is Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier.
Jasper Johns, Jr. (born May 15, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia) is a contemporary U.S. artist in painting and printmaking. His best paintings are Map 1961, Flag , Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood(1954-55), Numbers, and his most expensive painting is False Start.
Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born figurative painter .His artwork is known for its bold, austere, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery. His best paintings are Man in a Cap, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, MoMA, Head VI, and his most expensive painting is Triptych.
Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was a prolific seventeenth-century Flemish Baroque painter and a proponent of an exuberant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. His best painting are Infante Isabella Clara Eugenia,The Raising of the Cross, Prometheus Bound, The Exchange of Princesses, The Fall of Man, Hippopotamus Hunt, and his most expensive painting is The Massacre of the Innocents.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. His Best Paintings are The Theater Box, The Swing (La Balançoire) Girls at the Piano, On the Terrace and (Le Bal au Moulin de la Galette) one of the his expensive painting.
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.His best paintings are Still-Life, The Hague, The Potato Eaters (1885),Skull with a Burning Cigarette ,Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, August 1888 Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold for 82.5 million US dollars.
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. His best paintings are Igor Stravinsky, Massacre in Korea, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Three Musicians, Nude Woman with a Necklace, and his most expensive paintings are Femme aux Bras Croisés, Dora Maar au Chat.
Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter. His best paintings are Judith I (1901), Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907),and The Kiss (1907 – 1908).In 1911 his painting Death and Life received first prize in the world exhibitions in Rome. Klimt’s paintings have brought some of the highest prices recorded for individual works of art.
Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was an abstract expressionist painter., born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 1946, too poor to buy artists’ pigments, he turned to black and white household enamels to paint a series of large abstractions; of these works, Light in August (c. 1946) and Black Friday (1948) are essentially black with white elements, whereas Zurich (1947) and Mailbox (1947/48) are white with black. Developing out of these works in the period after his first show were complex, agitated abstractions such as Asheville (1948/49), Attic (1949), and Excavation (1950; Art Institute of Chicago).
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American painter. He was married to a painter Lee Krasner. Pollock was introduced to the use of liquid paint in 1936, at an experimental workshop operated in New York City by the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. In 1956 Time magazine dubbed Pollock “Jack the Dripper” as a result of his unique painting style.

Most Expensive Paintings Of The World

Mohsin Ali — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:05:14 +0000

Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso is the most expansive painting in the world as it was sold of 55,000,000 dollars. Pablo Picasso was a famous artist of 20th century, he is followed by Irises by Van Gogh. These paintings are also ranked as the best paintings in the world.

Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso ($55,000,000) This work, painted in 1901, was a part of Picasso’s famous Blue Period, a dark, sad time in the artist’s life. The beautiful & various tones of blue are typical. The painting depicts a woman with her arms crossed staring at the endless nothing. Femme aux Bras Croisés was sold for $55,000,000 November 8, 2000, at Christie’s Rockefeller in New York City.
Irises by Van Gogh. Irises by Vincent Van Gogh ($53,900,000) Vincent van Gogh painted this at Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France in 1889, only one year before his death. In 1987, it became the most expensive painting to date. It was sold for $ 54,000,000 to Alan Bond and later resold to the Getty Museum.
Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens ($76,700,000) This painting by Peter Paul Rubens, painted in 1611, is the only painting in this list which was not painted in the 19th or 20th century. It was sold to Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet for $ 76,700,000 at a 2002 Sotheby’s auction.
Bal Au Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir ($78,000,000) Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre was painted by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1876. On May 17, 1990, it was sold for $ 78,000,000 at Sotheby’s in New York City to Ryoei Saito, who bought it together with the Portrait of Dr Gachet (see above).
Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh ($82,500,000) This painting by the Dutch Impressionist master Gogh suddenly became famous when businessman Ryoei Saito paid $82.5 million for it at auction in Christie’s, New York. Saito was so attached to the painting that he wanted it to be cremated with him when he died. Saito died in 1996 … but the painting was saved. Gogh painted two versions of Dr Gachet’s portrait.
Dora Maar with Cat by Pablo Picasso when this painting near doubled its presale estimate and fetched a record ($95,200,000) at auction at Sotheby’s on May 3, 2006. Painted in 1941, Picasso’s controversial portrait (one of his last) is sometimes described as an unflattering depiction of his mistress, Dora Maar, who was an artist/photographer and mistress of Picasso whose relationship lasted ten years during the 1930s and 40s.
Garçon a la Pipe by Pablo Picasso ($104,100,000) Garçon a la Pipe was created during the artist’s famous Rose Period, during which Picasso painted with a cheerful orange and pink palatte. The oil on canvas painting, measuring 100 × 81.3 cm (slightly over 39 × 32 inches), depicts a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand. The record price auction at Sotheby’s New York on May 4, 2004.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt ($135,000,000)The record-breaking sale – which followed a court order by the Austrian government to return the painting to Bloch-Bauer’s heir – was the culmination of a years-long dispute over the painting looted by Nazis during World War II. Painted by the art nouveau master Gustav Klimt in 1907, the portrait was purchased in 2006 by cosmetics heir Ronald S. Lauder.
No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock ($140,000,000) Unconfirmed rumors now buzzing the art world now place this painting at the top of the list, at least temporarily. If true, the $140 million price tag would be the highest ever for a painting, besting the $135 million paid for the Gustav Klimt painting Portrait of Adele Block Bauer in June 2006.Painted by expressionist Jackson Pollock in his trademark “drip” style, the 4′ x 8′ painting is said to have been purchased by entertainment mogul David Geffen in November 2006.