A look at record art auction prices

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The work, which dates from 1895 and is one of four versions of the composition, will lead Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The work, which dates from 1895 and is one of four versions of the composition, will lead Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Christie's shows "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," by Pablo Picasso. The 1932 painting, which sold in May 2010 for $106,482,500, tops the list of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction.When Edvard Munch?s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's, File)

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows ?Gar?on ? la Pipe,? by Pablo Picasso. The 1905 painting, which sold in May 2004 for $104,168,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch?s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Sotheby's)

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "Dora Maar au Chat," by Pablo Picasso. The 1941 painting, which sold in May 2006 for $95,216,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch?s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Sotheby's, File)

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows " Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II ," by Gustav Klimt. The 1912 painting, which sold in Nov. 2006 for $87,936,000, is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch?s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Only eight works have sold at auction for more than $80 million. One of the art world's most recognizable images ? Edvard Munch's "The Scream" ? could top that amount when it is auctioned at Sotheby's on Wednesday.

The pieces that have reached record prices, the artist, the auction date, the auction house, and the price are:

?"Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," Pablo Picasso, May 4, 2010, Christie's New York; $106,482,500 (70,278,450 pounds).

?"L'Homme qui marche I," cast in 1961, Alberto Giacometti, Feb. 3, 2010, Sotheby's London; $104,327,006 (65,001,250 pounds).

?"Gar?on a la Pipe," 1905, Pablo Picasso, May 5, 2004, Sotheby's New York; $104,168,000 (58,052,830 pounds).

?"Dora Maar au chat," 1941, Pablo Picasso, May 3, 2006, SNY; $95,216,000 (51,560,080 pounds).

?"Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II," 1912, Gustav Klimt, Nov. 8, 2006, CNY; $87,936,000 (46,282,105 pounds).

?"Triptych," 1976, Francis Bacon, May 14, 2008, SNY; $86,281,000 (44,403,788 pounds).

?"Portrait du Dr. Gachet," 1890, Vincent van Gogh, May 15, 1990, CNY; $82,500,000 (49,005,049 pounds).

?"Le basin aux nympheas," 1919, Claude Monet, June 24, 2008, Christie's London; $80,379,591 (40,921,250 pounds).

Source: Sotheby's

Associated Press

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