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The Top 5 Most Expensive Pieces of Art Sold in 2005
| Name | Artist | Price | Art House | Date of Sale | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venice, the Grand Canal, Looking Northeast... | Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto) | $32.6 million | Sotheby's | July 7, 2005 | Oil on Canvas |
| 2 | Oiseau dans l'espace | Constantin Brancusi | $27.5 million | Christie's | May 4, 2005 | Sculpture |
| 3 | Cubi XXVIII | David Smith | $23.8 million | Sotheby's | Nov. 9, 2005 | Sculpture |
| 4 | Homage to Matisse | Mark Rothko | $22.5 million | Christie's | Nov. 8, 2005 | Oil on Canvas |
| 5 | La blanchisseuse | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | $22.4 million | Christie's | Nov. 1, 2005 | Oil on Canvas |
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- After a long struggle with depression, Mark Rothko committed suicide by cutting his wrists in his New York studio on February 25, 1970.
