Salvator Mundi, translated to “Savior of the World,” is not only the world's most expensive painting—it's possibly the most controversial painting, as well.
Many scholars doubt that the work was entirely done by Leonardo da Vinci, citing the overall composition doesn't align completely with da Vinci's style..
Wassily Kandinsky is hailed as the father of the pure abstraction movement in the early 20th century.
Abstract art uses shapes, lines, forms, colors and textures, but it does not represent reality..
The most expensive painting ever sold is the Salvator Mundi, the Saviour of the World in English, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
It was painted in the 1500s and sold for $450.3 million in 2017.
The painting was acquired by Mohamed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia..
“I'm not Marie Kondo.
I didn't decide everything must go.
I thought about my role as an art collector,” Jacobs said of his decision to sell. “As much as I will have a difficult time parting with them, I just felt it's time to give myself this window to start again.”Oct 31, 2019.
ART Jacobs is the gallery and studio of the artist René Jacobs. You are most welcome to watch over his shoulder while he is working. His gallery is open on Friday and Saturday and all other days by appointment only. His artworks can be found also in his webshop.
Jacobs is a partner with Aspirant Development and principal with The Empire Group, both of Scottsdale. They’re familiar names for those who followed the historic preservation debacle at The Stewart, when parts of a building the developer agreed to save were demolished instead.
