The neoclassicists held the belief that man was the supreme power of all, the center of all thought and truth. And also often has serious, heroic, and moral themes. It is very realistic. An example...
According to Wikipedia the most expensive painting is Jackson Pollocks No.5 (Oil on Fiberboard, 1948) which was sold in 2006 by David Geffen via Sotherby's for an estimated $140 million. I always...