Infographic: The 10 Most Expensive Pieces of Art Ever Sold

GOOD has a new “Transparency” online showing the 10 most expensive pieces of art ever sold, including the recent record-holder “Walking Man I” from Alberto Giacometti.  I don’t fully understand the graphic, their choice of black and white silhouettes instead of photographs and the mapping of scale on a 6-foot basis all seems somewhat arbitrary and unhelpful.  Nonetheless, I link it here for you to see for yourself.

Transparency: The 10 Most Expensive Pieces of Art Ever Sold – Transparency – GOOD.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .