A work of art is an artistic creation produced by an artist. This term applies mainly to visual art forms like painting and sculpture.
DefinitionIn the Car is a Pop art painting made in 1963 by Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein . The smallest and oldest of the two versions of this painting has already held the record for the highest price for a painting by Lichtenstein.
In the CarThe most famous paintings in the world, especially those produced before 1800 are generally held by museums, to the delight of art lovers.
Most expensive artworksBal du Moulin de la Galette is an 1876 painting by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It houses in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and is one of the most famous Impressionism masterpieces.
Bal du Moulin de la GaletteThe Kiss is a symbolist artwork from painter Gustav Klimt, painted between 1907 and 1908, during its golden period.
The KissThe Starry Night is a painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh. One of the most popular artworks of Van Gogh, the painting is considered his magnum opus.
The Starry NightThe Great Wave off Kanagawa is a famous print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. An example of ukiyo-e art, it was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 and is his most famous work.
The Great WaveNo. 5, 1948 (or Number Five) is a painting by Jackson Pollock, an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement.
No. 5A famous painting of 1964 by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte.
The Son of ManGuernica is a cubist work of Pablo Picasso. A universal symbol of peace, that was imagined in response to the bombing of Guernica.
GuernicaThe Night Watch (Military Company of District II under the command of Frans Banninck Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburgh) is one of the most famous paintings by the German artist Rembrandt van Rijn.
The Night Watch