<page_title> List of most expensive paintings </page_title> <section_title> List of highest prices paid </section_title> <table> <cell> Orange, Red, Yellow <col_header> Painting </col_header> <row_header> $94.8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Mark Rothko <col_header> Artist </col_header> <row_header> $94.8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1961 <col_header> Year </col_header> <row_header> $94.8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> May 8, 2012 <col_header> Date of sale </col_header> <row_header> $94.8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Christie's, New York <col_header> Auction house </col_header> <row_header> $94.8 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In May 2012, Rothko's 1961 painting Orange, Red, Yellow was sold by Christie's in New York at a public auction and was put on the list of most expensive paintings.