But what a score closer to reality? It is known that Edgar Degas joined the list of the most expensive artists of the world by sum prdazh for year 2008:
10 most expensive artists in 2008
1. Pablo Picasso (262 million dollars);
2. Francis Bacon (256 million dollars);
3. Andy Warhol (236 million dollars);
4. Damien Hirst (230 million dollars);
5. Claude Monet (174 million dollars);
6. Alberto Giacometti ($ 132 million);
7. Gerhard Richter (122 million dollars);
8. Edgar Degas (111 million dollars);
9. Lucio Fontana (95 million);
10. Yves Klein (91 million).
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The most expensive work of Degas in more than four times as many stolen! Of course, size does not always directly proportional to the value of works of art, but still, it could be a criterion for a rough estimate of how well, or at least food for thought about this:
Hammer price USD 33,000,000
EUR 25,944,600 - USD 33,000,000 - GBP 20,535,900
Estimate --
Indicative values Artprice Indicator
Category Drawing-Watercolour
Medium Gouache, pastel /paper
Sales date 03 Nov 2008
Location New York NY (US)
Size 59x64 cm - (23 1/4x25 1 /6 in)
Auction house Sotheby's
Dated c.1879
Lot number 14
Distinguishing marks signed "Degas" Bas Droite
Illustrations P. 55 of the catalogue
If you follow this logic, then the stolen picture should cost around 7 500 000 dollars ...
In the first photo is the most expensive work of Degas size 59x64 cm. On the second stolen work "Les Choristes" size 27h32 cm: