The aesthetic value of an artwork cannot be measured by any weight known to man. Every painting is a precious work and it immortalizes its maker. Artists treat their drawings, paintings, and sculptures as their offspring as mother to a child. While the value of an artwork cannot be equated to its price or market value, this however is a means of measuring the standing of an artist, the materials used, the skills needed, and the work of art as a whole.

 

 

Painting is the most popular form of visual art and everyone can appreciate its beauty and value but may differ in opinion. It is said to be the most complicated means of visual expression as it takes a long and tedious process to create a painting. The sketching, color theory applied and the final touches of the artists will take him months even years. This sacrifice will result in a noteworthy painting that may even survive its creator. Here are some very valuable canvas paintings in terms of economic value:

 

 

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. The painter of this expensive piece is Gustav Klimt. This painting which is an oil and gold in canvas is the most expensive painting of all time amounting to $135 million dollars. It has the reputation of being the most expensive painting. It took the artist three years to complete this painting that measures 138 x 138 cm, showing complex and elaborate ornamentation, which apart from the traditional way of painting. It was commissioned by wealthy industrialist a Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer in Vienna and completed in 1912.

 

 

It is owned by Ronald Lauder and in display in his Neue Galerie in New York City.   The Garçon à la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is a 1905 painting by Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso was 24 years old when he painted this during his Rose Period, after his settlement Paris, France. This is a canvas painting that shows a boy carrying a pipe and wearing a crown of flowers, measuring 100 x 81.3 cm. The style was unusual for a Cubist artist, thus making the painting more valuable.

 

 

Master Dutch Impressionist master Vincent van Gogh painted Dr. Gachet’s portrait. The painting was completed in June 1890 at Auvers-sur-Oise, few months before the artist ended his life by suicide. The oil-on-canvas measures 67 by 56 cm in size. Ryoei Saito a Japanese businessman paid a hefty sum for this creation in an auction in New York.