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List of most expensive paintings

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List of most expensive paintings

This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record payment for a work is approximately US $450.3 million (which includes commission) for the work Salvator Mundi (c. 1500) generally considered to be by Leonardo da Vinci, though this is disputed. The painting was sold in November 2017, through the auction house Christie's in New York City.

Tables

· List of highest prices paid
Salvator Mundi
Salvator Mundi
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$577.7
Original(million USD)
$450.3
Name
Salvator Mundi
Artist
Leonardo da Vinci(attribution disputed)
Year
c. 1500
Date of sale
November 15, 2017
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Buyer
Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Interchange
Interchange
Adjusted(millionUSD)
~$398
Original(million USD)
~$300
Name
Interchange
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1955
Date of sale
September 2015
Rankat sale
1
Seller
David Geffen Foundation
Buyer
Kenneth C. Griffin
Auction house
Private sale
The Card Players
The Card Players
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$349 +
Original(million USD)
$250 +
Name
The Card Players
Artist
Paul Cézanne
Year
1892/93
Date of sale
April 2011
Rankat sale
1
Seller
George Embiricos
Buyer
State of Qatar
Auction house
Private sale
Nafea Faa Ipoipo(When Will You Marry?)
Nafea Faa Ipoipo(When Will You Marry?)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$279
Original(million USD)
$210
Name
Nafea Faa Ipoipo(When Will You Marry?)
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Year
1892
Date of sale
September 2014
Rankat sale
2
Seller
Rudolf Staechelin heirs
Buyer
State of Qatar
Auction house
Private sale
Number 17A
Number 17A
Adjusted(millionUSD)
~$265
Original(million USD)
~$200
Name
Number 17A
Artist
Jackson Pollock
Year
1948
Date of sale
September 2015
Rankat sale
4
Seller
David Geffen Foundation
Buyer
Kenneth C. Griffin
Auction house
Private sale
Wasserschlangen II
Wasserschlangen II
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$248.1
Original(million USD)
$183.8
Name
Wasserschlangen II
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1904–1907
Date of sale
2013
Rankat sale
2
Seller
Yves Bouvier
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$247
Original(million USD)
$186(€140)
Name
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1951
Date of sale
August 2014
Rankat sale
3
Seller
Cherise Moueix
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale viaYves Bouvier
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$239
Original(million USD)
$180(€160 million)
Name
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Artist
Rembrandt
Year
1634
Date of sale
February 1, 2016
Rankat sale
7
Seller
Éric de Rothschild
Buyer
Rijksmuseumand Louvre
Auction house
Private sale
Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O")
Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O")
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$237.9
Original(million USD)
$179.4
Name
Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O")
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1955
Date of sale
May 11, 2015
Rankat sale
5
Seller
Private collection
Buyer
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani[citation needed]
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$236.3
Original(million USD)
$236.3
Name
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1914-1916
Date of sale
November 18, 2025
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Estate of Leonard Lauder
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
The Standard Bearer
The Standard Bearer
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$229.8
Original(million USD)
$198(€175)
Name
The Standard Bearer
Artist
Rembrandt
Year
1636
Date of sale
February 2022
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Rothschild family
Buyer
Rijksmuseum
Auction house
Private sale
Nu couché
Nu couché
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$226.1
Original(million USD)
$170.4
Name
Nu couché
Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Year
1917/18
Date of sale
November 9, 2015
Rankat sale
9
Seller
Laura Mattioli Rossi
Buyer
Liu Yiqian
Auction house
Christie's, New York
No. 5, 1948
No. 5, 1948
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$218.4
Original(million USD)
$140
Name
No. 5, 1948
Artist
Jackson Pollock
Year
1948
Date of sale
November 2, 2006
Rankat sale
1
Seller
David Geffen
Buyer
David Martinez
Auction house
Private sale via Sotheby's
Woman III
Woman III
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$214.5
Original(million USD)
$137.5
Name
Woman III
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1953
Date of sale
November 18, 2006
Rankat sale
2
Seller
David Geffen
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale via Larry Gagosian
Masterpiece
Masterpiece
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$211.7
Original(million USD)
$165.0
Name
Masterpiece
Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Year
1962
Date of sale
January 2017
Rankat sale
12
Seller
Agnes Gund
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$210.6
Original(million USD)
$135
Name
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1907
Date of sale
June 18, 2006
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Maria Altmann
Buyer
Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie
Auction house
Private sale via Christie's
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$209.5
Original(million USD)
$195
Name
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1964
Date of sale
May 9, 2022
Rankat sale
11
Seller
Thomas and Doris Ammann
Buyer
Larry Gagosian
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Le Rêve
Le Rêve
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$209.2
Original(million USD)
$155
Name
Le Rêve
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1932
Date of sale
March 26, 2013
Rankat sale
6
Seller
Steve Wynn
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$198.6
Original(million USD)
$82.5
Name
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1890
Date of sale
May 15, 1990
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Siegfried Kramarsky heirs
Buyer
Ryoei Saito
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$196.8
Original(million USD)
$157.2
Name
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Year
1917
Date of sale
May 15, 2018
Seller
Ezra and David Nahmad
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$196.5
Original(million USD)
$150
Name
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1912
Date of sale
2016
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Oprah Winfrey
Buyer
Unidentified buyer in China
Auction house
Private sale via Larry Gagosian
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$192.2
Original(million USD)
$142.4
Name
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Artist
Francis Bacon
Year
1969
Date of sale
November 12, 2013
Rankat sale
8
Buyer
Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Bal du moulin de la Galette
Bal du moulin de la Galette
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$188
Original(million USD)
$78.1
Name
Bal du moulin de la Galette
Artist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Year
1876
Date of sale
May 17, 1990
Rankat sale
2
Seller
Betsey Whitney
Buyer
Ryoei Saito
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Twelve Landscape Screens
Twelve Landscape Screens
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$180.6
Original(million USD)
$140.8(¥931.5)
Name
Twelve Landscape Screens
Artist
Qi Baishi
Year
1925
Date of sale
December 17, 2017
Auction house
Beijing Poly Auction
Garçon à la pipe
Garçon à la pipe
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$173.4
Original(million USD)
$104.2
Name
Garçon à la pipe
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1905
Date of sale
May 5, 2004
Rankat sale
3
Seller
Greentree Foundation(Whitney family)
Buyer
Guido Barilla (suspected)
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)
Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$173.2
Original(million USD)
$149.2
Name
Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)
Artist
Georges Seurat
Year
1888
Date of sale
November 9, 2022
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Paul G. Allen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
The Scream
The Scream
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$164.2
Original(million USD)
$119.9
Name
The Scream
Artist
Edvard Munch
Year
1895
Date of sale
May 2, 2012
Rankat sale
8
Seller
Petter Olsen
Buyer
Leon Black
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Otahi
Otahi
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$162
Original(million USD)
$120
Name
Otahi
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Year
1893
Date of sale
2013
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Yves Bouvier
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$162
Original(million USD)
$118
Name
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion
Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Year
1916
Date of sale
2012
Rankat sale
8
Seller
Steven A. Cohen
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale via Yves Bouvier
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$160
Original(million USD)
$137.7
Name
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Artist
Paul Cezanne
Year
1888-1890
Date of sale
November 9, 2022
Rankat sale
2
Seller
Paul G. Allen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Flag
Flag
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$158.6
Original(million USD)
$110.0
Name
Flag
Artist
Jasper Johns
Year
1958
Date of sale
March 2010
Rankat sale
7
Seller
Jean-Christophe Castelli
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale, estimated price
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$153.5
Original(million USD)
$106.5
Name
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1932
Date of sale
May 4, 2010
Rankat sale
9
Seller
Frances Lasker Brody estate
Buyer
Leonard Blavatnik (suspected)
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$152.2
Original(million USD)
$58 plus exchange ofworks
Name
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
August 1, 1989
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Private collection, Zürich
Buyer
Museum of Modern Art New York
Auction house
Private sale viaThomas Ammann,Fine Art Zurich
L’Homme assis au verre
L’Homme assis au verre
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$150.3
Original(million USD)
$107.5
Name
L’Homme assis au verre
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1914
Date of sale
May 2011
Seller
Yves Bouvier
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale viaYves Bouvier
Irises
Irises
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$149.2
Original(million USD)
$53.9
Name
Irises
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
November 11, 1987
Rankat sale
1
Seller
John Whitney Payson, son of Joan Whitney Payson
Buyer
Alan Bond
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$148.5
Original(million USD)
$95.2
Name
Dora Maar au Chat
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1941
Date of sale
May 3, 2006
Rankat sale
6
Seller
Gidwitz family
Buyer
Boris Ivanishvili
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Eight Elvises
Eight Elvises
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$146
Original(million USD)
$100.0
Name
Eight Elvises
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1963
Date of sale
October 2008
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Annibale Berlingieri
Buyer
The State of Qatar (suspected)
Auction house
Private sale via Philippe Ségalot
Young Girl with a Flower Basket
Young Girl with a Flower Basket
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$144
Original(million USD)
$115
Name
Young Girl with a Flower Basket
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1905
Date of sale
May 8, 2018
Seller
David and Peggy Rockefeller
Buyer
The Nahmad family
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Femme à la montre
Femme à la montre
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$143.8
Original(million USD)
$139.3
Name
Femme à la montre
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1932
Date of sale
November 9, 2023
Seller
Emily Fisher Landau's estate
Buyer
Anonymous buyer
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Anna's Light
Anna's Light
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$142.7 +
Original(million USD)
$105.7 +(¥10,300)
Name
Anna's Light
Artist
Barnett Newman
Year
1968
Date of sale
October 4, 2013
Seller
DIC Corp.
Auction house
Private sale
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$142.3
Original(million USD)
$105.4
Name
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1963
Date of sale
November 13, 2013
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Untitled
Untitled
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$141.7
Original(million USD)
$110.5
Name
Untitled
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year
1982
Date of sale
May 18, 2017
Seller
Emily and Jerry Spiegel
Buyer
Yusaku Maezawa
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe
Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$137.9
Original(million USD)
$71.5
Name
Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
November 19, 1998
Rankat sale
5
Seller
Jacques Koerfer [de] heirs
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Meules
Meules
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$136.1
Original(million USD)
$110.7
Name
Meules
Artist
Claude Monet
Year
1890
Date of sale
May 14, 2019
Buyer
Hasso Plattner
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Verger avec cyprès
Verger avec cyprès
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$136
Original(million USD)
$117.1
Name
Verger avec cyprès
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1888
Date of sale
November 9, 2022
Rankat sale
3
Seller
Paul G. Allen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$135
Original(million USD)
$100
Name
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir
Artist
Paul Cézanne
Year
1904
Date of sale
2013
Seller
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Buyer
State of Qatar
Auction house
Private sale
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$134.1
Original(million USD)
$76.7(£49.5)
Name
Massacre of the Innocents
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens
Year
1611
Date of sale
July 10, 2002
Rankat sale
6
Seller
an Austrian family
Buyer
Kenneth Thomson
Auction house
Sotheby's, London
Nurse
Nurse
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$126.5
Original(million USD)
$95.4
Name
Nurse
Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Year
1964
Date of sale
November 9, 2015
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Triptych, 1976
Triptych, 1976
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$126
Original(million USD)
$86.3
Name
Triptych, 1976
Artist
Francis Bacon
Year
1976
Date of sale
May 14, 2008
Seller
Jean-Pierre Moueix heirs
Buyer
Roman Abramovich
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Les Noces de Pierrette
Les Noces de Pierrette
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$125.1
Original(million USD)
$49.3(F300)
Name
Les Noces de Pierrette
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1905
Date of sale
November 30, 1989
Rankat sale
3
Seller
Fredrik Roos [sv]
Buyer
Tomonori Tsurumaki
Auction house
Binoche et Godeau Paris
False Start [de]
False Start [de]
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$124.8
Original(million USD)
$80.0
Name
False Start [de]
Artist
Jasper Johns
Year
1959
Date of sale
October 12, 2006
Rankat sale
11
Seller
David Geffen
Buyer
Kenneth C. Griffin
Auction house
Private sale via Richard Gray
Te Fare
Te Fare
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$124.1
Original(million USD)
$85(€54)
Name
Te Fare
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Year
1892
Date of sale
June 2008
Seller
Yves Bouvier
Buyer
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Auction house
Private sale
A Wheatfield with Cypresses
A Wheatfield with Cypresses
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$124.1
Original(million USD)
$57
Name
A Wheatfield with Cypresses
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
May 1993
Rankat sale
6
Seller
Emil Georg Bührle's son
Buyer
Walter H. Annenberg
Auction house
Private sale via Steven Mazoh
Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump
Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$123
Original(million USD)
$100
Name
Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year
1982
Date of sale
2020
Seller
Peter Brant
Buyer
Ken Griffin
Auction house
Private sale
Maternitè II
Maternitè II
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$122.7
Original(million USD)
$105.7
Name
Maternitè II
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Year
1899
Date of sale
November 9, 2022
Rankat sale
4
Seller
Paul G. Allen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Yo, Picasso
Yo, Picasso
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$121.4
Original(million USD)
$47.8
Name
Yo, Picasso
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1901
Date of sale
May 9, 1989
Rankat sale
2
Seller
Wendell Cherry
Buyer
Stavros Niarchos
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Birch Forest
Birch Forest
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$121.3
Original(million USD)
$104.5
Name
Birch Forest
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1903
Date of sale
November 9, 2022
Rankat sale
5
Seller
Paul G. Allen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Turquoise Marilyn
Turquoise Marilyn
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$121.3
Original(million USD)
$80.0
Name
Turquoise Marilyn
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1964
Date of sale
May 20, 2007
Seller
Stefan Edlis
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale via Larry Gagosian
The Empire of Light
The Empire of Light
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$121.2
Original(million USD)
$121.2
Name
The Empire of Light
Artist
René Magritte
Year
1954
Date of sale
November 19, 2024
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Mica Ertegun
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)
Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$120
Original(million USD)
$103.4
Name
Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1932
Date of sale
May 13, 2021
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos with a Page
Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos with a Page
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$119.7
Original(million USD)
$70.0
Name
Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos with a Page
Artist
Titian
Year
1533
Date of sale
November 2003
Rankat sale
10
Seller
Axa insurance company
Buyer
Getty Museum
Auction house
Private sale viaHervé Aaron
Orange, Red, Yellow
Orange, Red, Yellow
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$119
Original(million USD)
$86.9
Name
Orange, Red, Yellow
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1961
Date of sale
May 8, 2012
Seller
David Pincus estate
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$117.6
Original(million USD)
$80.5(£40.9)
Name
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas
Artist
Claude Monet
Year
1919
Date of sale
June 24, 2008
Seller
J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller
Buyer
Andrey Melnichenko
Auction house
Christie's, London
Chop Suey
Chop Suey
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$115.1
Original(million USD)
$91.9
Name
Chop Suey
Artist
Edward Hopper
Year
1929
Date of sale
November 13, 2018
Seller
Barney A. Ebsworth estate
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$114.2
Original(million USD)
$60.5
Name
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier
Artist
Paul Cézanne
Year
1894
Date of sale
May 10, 1999
Rankat sale
9
Seller
Whitney Family
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$113.1
Original(million USD)
$90.3
Name
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
Artist
David Hockney
Year
1972
Date of sale
November 15, 2018
Buyer
Pierre Chen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Lady with a Fan
Lady with a Fan
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$111.9
Original(million USD)
$108.4 (£85.3)
Name
Lady with a Fan
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1917-8
Date of sale
June 27, 2023
Buyer
Patti Wong, on behalf of a Hong Kong buyer
Auction house
Sotheby's, London
Black Fire I
Black Fire I
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$111.8
Original(million USD)
$84.2
Name
Black Fire I
Artist
Barnett Newman
Year
1961
Date of sale
May 13, 2014
Seller
Private Collection
Buyer
Anonymous
Auction house
Christie's, New York
White Center (Yellow, Pinkand Lavender on Rose)
White Center (Yellow, Pinkand Lavender on Rose)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$110.5
Original(million USD)
$72.8
Name
White Center (Yellow, Pinkand Lavender on Rose)
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1950
Date of sale
May 15, 2007
Seller
David Rockefeller, Sr.
Buyer
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$109.8
Original(million USD)
$39.7(£24.75)
Name
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
March 30, 1987
Rankat sale
1
Seller
Helen Beatty,daughter-in-law ofChester Beatty
Buyer
Yasuo Goto, Yasuda Comp./Sompo Holdings
Auction house
Christie's, London
Buffalo II
Buffalo II
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$109.2
Original(million USD)
$88.8
Name
Buffalo II
Artist
Robert Rauschenberg
Year
1964
Date of sale
May 15, 2019
Seller
Robert and Beatrice Mayer Estate
Buyer
Alice Walton
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Triple Elvis
Triple Elvis
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$108.8
Original(million USD)
$81.9
Name
Triple Elvis
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1963
Date of sale
November 12, 2014
Seller
WestSpiel [de]
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Green Car Crash(Green Burning Car I)
Green Car Crash(Green Burning Car I)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$108.8
Original(million USD)
$71.7
Name
Green Car Crash(Green Burning Car I)
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1963
Date of sale
May 16, 2007
Seller
Private collection, Zürich
Buyer
Philip Niarchos
Auction house
Christie's, New York
No. 10
No. 10
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$108.7
Original(million USD)
$81.9
Name
No. 10
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1958
Date of sale
May 13, 2015
Auction house
Christie's, New York
In This Case
In This Case
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$108
Original(million USD)
$93.1
Name
In This Case
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year
1983
Date of sale
May 11, 2021
Seller
Giancarlo Giammetti
Buyer
Private collector
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Suprematist Composition
Suprematist Composition
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$107.5
Original(million USD)
$85.8
Name
Suprematist Composition
Artist
Kazimir Malevich
Year
1916
Date of sale
May 15, 2018
Seller
The Nahmad family
Buyer
Anonymous
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards
Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$107.3
Original(million USD)
$80.8
Name
Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards
Artist
Francis Bacon
Year
1984
Date of sale
May 13, 2014
Seller
Private Collection
Buyer
Anonymous
Auction house
Christie's, New York.
Portrait of a Young Man holding a Roundel
Portrait of a Young Man holding a Roundel
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$107
Original(million USD)
$92.2
Name
Portrait of a Young Man holding a Roundel
Artist
Sandro Botticelli
Year
c. 1480
Date of sale
January 21, 2021
Seller
Sheldon Solow estate
Buyer
Russian private collector
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Meule
Meule
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$106.7
Original(million USD)
$81.4
Name
Meule
Artist
Claude Monet
Year
1891
Date of sale
November 16, 2016
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Nymphéas en fleur
Nymphéas en fleur
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$106
Original(million USD)
$84.7
Name
Nymphéas en fleur
Artist
Claude Monet
Year
1914–1917
Date of sale
May 8, 2018
Seller
David and Peggy Rockefeller
Buyer
Xin Li-Cohen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Darmstadt Madonna
Darmstadt Madonna
Adjusted(millionUSD)
~$105
Original(million USD)
~$75(€50–60)
Name
Darmstadt Madonna
Artist
Hans Holbein
Year
1526
Date of sale
July 12, 2011
Seller
Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
Buyer
Reinhold Würth
Auction house
Private sale viaChristoph Graf Douglas
Laboureur dans un champ
Laboureur dans un champ
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$104.3
Original(million USD)
$81.3
Name
Laboureur dans un champ
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
November 13, 2017
Seller
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass estate
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus
Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$104
Original(million USD)
$84.55
Name
Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus
Artist
Francis Bacon
Year
1981
Date of sale
June 30, 2020
Seller
Hans Rasmus Astrup
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Diana and Actaeon
Diana and Actaeon
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$103.5
Original(million USD)
$70.6(£50)
Name
Diana and Actaeon
Artist
Titian
Year
1556–1559
Date of sale
February 1, 2009
Seller
Duke of Sutherland
Buyer
National Galleries of Scotland& National Gallery, London
Auction house
Private sale
Au Lapin Agile
Au Lapin Agile
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$103.2
Original(million USD)
$40.7
Name
Au Lapin Agile
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1904
Date of sale
November 27, 1989
Rankat sale
5
Seller
Linda de Roulet, daughter of Joan Whitney Payson
Buyer
Walter H. Annenberg
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
The Gross Clinic
The Gross Clinic
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$103.1
Original(million USD)
$68
Name
The Gross Clinic
Artist
Thomas Eakins
Year
1875
Date of sale
April 12, 2007
Seller
Thomas Jefferson University
Buyer
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Auction house
Private sale
No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)
No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$102.9
Original(million USD)
$75.1
Name
No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1954
Date of sale
November 13, 2012
Seller
John and Anne Marion
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Acrobate et jeune arlequin
Acrobate et jeune arlequin
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$102.5
Original(million USD)
$38.5(£20.9)
Name
Acrobate et jeune arlequin
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1905
Date of sale
November 28, 1988
Rankat sale
3
Seller
Roger Janssen heirs?
Buyer
Mitsukoshi
Auction house
Christie's, London
Odalisque couchée aux magnolias
Odalisque couchée aux magnolias
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$101.1
Original(million USD)
$80.8
Name
Odalisque couchée aux magnolias
Artist
Henri Matisse
Year
1923
Date of sale
May 8, 2018
Seller
David and Peggy Rockefeller
Buyer
Xin Li-Cohen
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Femme aux Bras Croisés
Femme aux Bras Croisés
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$100.4
Original(million USD)
$55.0
Name
Femme aux Bras Croisés
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1902
Date of sale
November 8, 2000
Seller
Chauncey McCormick heirs
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Nude Sitting on a Divan
Nude Sitting on a Divan
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$99.4
Original(million USD)
$69.0
Name
Nude Sitting on a Divan
Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Year
1917
Date of sale
November 2, 2010
Seller
Halit Cıngıllıoglu
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Police Gazette
Police Gazette
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$99
Original(million USD)
$63.5
Name
Police Gazette
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1955
Date of sale
October 12, 2006
Seller
David Geffen
Buyer
Steven A. Cohen
Auction house
Private sale via Richard Gray.
Untitled
Untitled
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$98.6
Original(million USD)
$85
Name
Untitled
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Year
1982
Date of sale
May 18, 2022
Seller
Yusaku Maezawa
Buyer
Taiwanese collector
Auction house
Philips, New York
Diana and Callisto
Diana and Callisto
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$98.2
Original(million USD)
$71.7(£45)
Name
Diana and Callisto
Artist
Titian
Year
1556–1559
Date of sale
March 2, 2012
Seller
Duke of Sutherland
Buyer
National Galleries of Scotland& National Gallery, London
Auction house
Private sale
The High Sun
The High Sun
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$94.9
Original(million USD)
$74
Name
The High Sun
Artist
Wang Shaofei
Year
2007
Date of sale
May 2017
Seller
Legal entity of a prominent Japanese collector family
Buyer
Anonymous (private collection represented by an international institution)
Auction house
Private sale
Untitled (New York City)
Untitled (New York City)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$93.6
Original(million USD)
$70.5
Name
Untitled (New York City)
Artist
Cy Twombly
Year
1968
Date of sale
November 11, 2015
Seller
Sydney M. Irmas heirs
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Ten Views Of Lingbi Rock [zh]
Ten Views Of Lingbi Rock [zh]
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$93.6
Original(million USD)
$77(¥512.9)
Name
Ten Views Of Lingbi Rock [zh]
Artist
Wu Bin
Year
1610
Date of sale
October 20, 2020
Seller
William Bernard Ziff Jr. heirs
Auction house
Beijing Poly Auction
Femme assise dans un jardin
Femme assise dans un jardin
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$93.4
Original(million USD)
$49.5
Name
Femme assise dans un jardin
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1938
Date of sale
November 10, 1999
Seller
Robert Saidenberg
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Portrait of George Dyer Talking
Portrait of George Dyer Talking
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$93.2
Original(million USD)
$70.2(£42.2)
Name
Portrait of George Dyer Talking
Artist
Francis Bacon
Year
1966
Date of sale
February 13, 2014
Auction house
Christie's, London
Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat
Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$93
Original(million USD)
$47.5
Name
Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1890
Date of sale
1997
Rankat sale
11
Buyer
Steve Wynn
Auction house
Private sale viaAcquavella Galleries Inc.,New York
Untitled [de]
Untitled [de]
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$92.5
Original(million USD)
$69.6
Name
Untitled [de]
Artist
Cy Twombly
Year
1970
Date of sale
November 12, 2014
Seller
Nicola del Roscio
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Four Marlons
Four Marlons
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$92.5
Original(million USD)
$69.6
Name
Four Marlons
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1966
Date of sale
November 12, 2014
Seller
WestSpiel
Auction house
Christie's, New York
The Empire of Lights
The Empire of Lights
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$92.2
Original(million USD)
$79.45
Name
The Empire of Lights
Artist
René Magritte
Year
1961
Date of sale
February 3, 2022
Seller
Anne-Marie Crowet Gillon heirs
Auction house
Sotheby's, London
Eagle Standing on Pine Tree
Eagle Standing on Pine Tree
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$91.5
Original(million USD)
$65.5(¥425.5)
Name
Eagle Standing on Pine Tree
Artist
Qi Baishi
Year
1946
Date of sale
May 22, 2011
Seller
Liu Yiqian
Buyer
Hunan TV & BroadcastIntermediary Co
Auction house
China Guardian Auctions
Men in Her Life
Men in Her Life
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$91.4
Original(million USD)
$63.4
Name
Men in Her Life
Artist
Andy Warhol
Year
1962
Date of sale
November 8, 2010
Seller
Jose Mugrabi
Buyer
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Auction house
Phillips de Pury & Company
Contraste de formes
Contraste de formes
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$89.9
Original(million USD)
$70.1
Name
Contraste de formes
Artist
Fernand Léger
Year
1913
Date of sale
November 13, 2017
Seller
Anna-Maria [de] and Stephen Kellen Foundation
Auction house
Christie's, New York
La Gommeuse
La Gommeuse
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$89.5
Original(million USD)
$67.45
Name
La Gommeuse
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1901
Date of sale
November 5, 2015
Seller
William I. Koch
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York.
Buste de femme(Femme à la résille)
Buste de femme(Femme à la résille)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$89.4
Original(million USD)
$67.4
Name
Buste de femme(Femme à la résille)
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1938
Date of sale
May 11, 2015
Seller
Steve Wynn
Buyer
Joseph Lau
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Portrait of a Halberdier
Portrait of a Halberdier
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$89.3
Original(million USD)
$35.2
Name
Portrait of a Halberdier
Artist
Pontormo
Year
1537
Date of sale
May 31, 1989
Rankat sale
5
Seller
Chauncey Stillman
Buyer
Getty Museum
Auction house
Christie's, New York
L’Allée des Alyscamps
L’Allée des Alyscamps
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$88
Original(million USD)
$66.3
Name
L’Allée des Alyscamps
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1888
Date of sale
May 5, 2015
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Untitled
Untitled
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$88
Original(million USD)
$66.2
Name
Untitled
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1952
Date of sale
May 13, 2014
Seller
Private Collection
Buyer
Anonymous
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Untitled XXV
Untitled XXV
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.9
Original(million USD)
$66.3
Name
Untitled XXV
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1977
Date of sale
November 15, 2016
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Zhichuan Resettlement
Zhichuan Resettlement
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.8
Original(million USD)
$62.1(¥402.5)
Name
Zhichuan Resettlement
Artist
Wang Meng
Year
1350
Date of sale
June 4, 2011
Auction house
Beijing Poly Auction
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.7
Original(million USD)
$69.2
Name
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1937
Date of sale
February 28, 2018
Seller
Private collection
Buyer
Harry Smith
Auction house
Sotheby's, London
Spring
Spring
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.5
Original(million USD)
$65.1
Name
Spring
Artist
Édouard Manet
Year
1881
Date of sale
November 5, 2014
Seller
Oliver Hazard Payne heirs
Buyer
Getty Museum
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Woman as Landscape
Woman as Landscape
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.3
Original(million USD)
$68.9
Name
Woman as Landscape
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1955
Date of sale
November 13, 2018
Seller
Barney A. Ebsworth estate
Auction house
Christie's, New York
1949-A-No. 1 [de]
1949-A-No. 1 [de]
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$86.2
Original(million USD)
$61.7
Name
1949-A-No. 1 [de]
Artist
Clyfford Still
Year
1949
Date of sale
November 9, 2011
Seller
City and County of Denver
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
No. 7
No. 7
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$85.1
Original(million USD)
$82.5
Name
No. 7
Artist
Mark Rothko
Year
1951
Date of sale
February 19, 2023
Seller
Private Collection
Buyer
Laurence Escalante
Auction house
Private sale
Cabanes de bois parmi les oliviers et cyprès
Cabanes de bois parmi les oliviers et cyprès
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$82.8
Original(million USD)
$71.4
Name
Cabanes de bois parmi les oliviers et cyprès
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
November 11, 2021
Seller
Edwin L. Cox
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas (1917-19)
Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas (1917-19)
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$81.6
Original(million USD)
$70.35
Name
Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas (1917-19)
Artist
Claude Monet
Year
1917-1919
Date of sale
May 12, 2021
Seller
Private Collection, New York, United States
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
Juin-Octobre 1985
Juin-Octobre 1985
Adjusted(millionUSD)
$81.7
Original(million USD)
$65.23 (HK$510.371)
Name
Juin-Octobre 1985
Artist
Zao Wou-Ki
Year
1985
Date of sale
September 30, 2018
Seller
Chang Qiu Dun
Auction house
Sotheby's, Hong Kong
Adjusted(millionUSD)
Original(million USD)
Name
Image
Artist
Year
Date of sale
Rankat sale
Seller
Buyer
Auction house
$577.7
$450.3
Salvator Mundi
Leonardo da Vinci(attribution disputed)
c. 1500
November 15, 2017
1
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud
Christie's, New York
~$398
~$300
Interchange
Willem de Kooning
1955
September 2015
1
David Geffen Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale
$349 +
$250 +
The Card Players
Paul Cézanne
1892/93
April 2011
1
George Embiricos
State of Qatar
Private sale
$279
$210
Nafea Faa Ipoipo(When Will You Marry?)
Paul Gauguin
1892
September 2014
2
Rudolf Staechelin heirs
State of Qatar
Private sale
~$265
~$200
Number 17A
Jackson Pollock
1948
September 2015
4
David Geffen Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale
$248.1
$183.8
Wasserschlangen II
Gustav Klimt
1904–1907
2013
2
Yves Bouvier
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale
$247
$186(€140)
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
Mark Rothko
1951
August 2014
3
Cherise Moueix
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale viaYves Bouvier
$239
$180(€160 million)
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Rembrandt
1634
February 1, 2016
7
Éric de Rothschild
Rijksmuseumand Louvre
Private sale
$237.9
$179.4
Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O")
Pablo Picasso
1955
May 11, 2015
5
Private collection
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani[citation needed]
Christie's, New York
$236.3
$236.3
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Gustav Klimt
1914-1916
November 18, 2025
10
Estate of Leonard Lauder
Sotheby's, New York
$229.8
$198(€175)
The Standard Bearer
Rembrandt
1636
February 2022
10
Rothschild family
Rijksmuseum
Private sale
$226.1
$170.4
Nu couché
Amedeo Modigliani
1917/18
November 9, 2015
9
Laura Mattioli Rossi
Liu Yiqian
Christie's, New York
$218.4
$140
No. 5, 1948
Jackson Pollock
1948
November 2, 2006
1
David Geffen
David Martinez
Private sale via Sotheby's
$214.5
$137.5
Woman III
Willem de Kooning
1953
November 18, 2006
2
David Geffen
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale via Larry Gagosian
$211.7
$165.0
Masterpiece
Roy Lichtenstein
1962
January 2017
12
Agnes Gund
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale
$210.6
$135
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Gustav Klimt
1907
June 18, 2006
1
Maria Altmann
Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie
Private sale via Christie's
$209.5
$195
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
Andy Warhol
1964
May 9, 2022
11
Thomas and Doris Ammann
Larry Gagosian
Christie's, New York
$209.2
$155
Le Rêve
Pablo Picasso
1932
March 26, 2013
6
Steve Wynn
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale
$198.6
$82.5
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Vincent van Gogh
1890
May 15, 1990
1
Siegfried Kramarsky heirs
Ryoei Saito
Christie's, New York
$196.8
$157.2
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Amedeo Modigliani
1917
May 15, 2018
Ezra and David Nahmad
Sotheby's, New York
$196.5
$150
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Gustav Klimt
1912
2016
10
Oprah Winfrey
Unidentified buyer in China
Private sale via Larry Gagosian
$192.2
$142.4
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Francis Bacon
1969
November 12, 2013
8
Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn
Christie's, New York
$188
$78.1
Bal du moulin de la Galette
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1876
May 17, 1990
2
Betsey Whitney
Ryoei Saito
Sotheby's, New York
$180.6
$140.8(¥931.5)
Twelve Landscape Screens
Qi Baishi
1925
December 17, 2017
Beijing Poly Auction
$173.4
$104.2
Garçon à la pipe
Pablo Picasso
1905
May 5, 2004
3
Greentree Foundation(Whitney family)
Guido Barilla (suspected)
Sotheby's, New York
$173.2
$149.2
Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)
Georges Seurat
1888
November 9, 2022
1
Paul G. Allen
Christie's, New York
$164.2
$119.9
The Scream
Edvard Munch
1895
May 2, 2012
8
Petter Olsen
Leon Black
Sotheby's, New York
$162
$120
Otahi
Paul Gauguin
1893
2013
10
Yves Bouvier
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale
$162
$118
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion
Amedeo Modigliani
1916
2012
8
Steven A. Cohen
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale via Yves Bouvier
$160
$137.7
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Paul Cezanne
1888-1890
November 9, 2022
2
Paul G. Allen
Christie's, New York
$158.6
$110.0
Flag
Jasper Johns
1958
March 2010
7
Jean-Christophe Castelli
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale, estimated price
$153.5
$106.5
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Pablo Picasso
1932
May 4, 2010
9
Frances Lasker Brody estate
Leonard Blavatnik (suspected)
Christie's, New York
$152.2
$58 plus exchange ofworks
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Vincent van Gogh
1889
August 1, 1989
1
Private collection, Zürich
Museum of Modern Art New York
Private sale viaThomas Ammann,Fine Art Zurich
$150.3
$107.5
L’Homme assis au verre
Pablo Picasso
1914
May 2011
Yves Bouvier
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale viaYves Bouvier
$149.2
$53.9
Irises
Vincent van Gogh
1889
November 11, 1987
1
John Whitney Payson, son of Joan Whitney Payson
Alan Bond
Sotheby's, New York
$148.5
$95.2
Dora Maar au Chat
Pablo Picasso
1941
May 3, 2006
6
Gidwitz family
Boris Ivanishvili
Sotheby's, New York
$146
$100.0
Eight Elvises
Andy Warhol
1963
October 2008
10
Annibale Berlingieri
The State of Qatar (suspected)
Private sale via Philippe Ségalot
$144
$115
Young Girl with a Flower Basket
Pablo Picasso
1905
May 8, 2018
David and Peggy Rockefeller
The Nahmad family
Christie's, New York
$143.8
$139.3
Femme à la montre
Pablo Picasso
1932
November 9, 2023
Emily Fisher Landau's estate
Anonymous buyer
Sotheby's, New York
$142.7 +
$105.7 +(¥10,300)
Anna's Light
Barnett Newman
1968
October 4, 2013
DIC Corp.
Private sale
$142.3
$105.4
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
Andy Warhol
1963
November 13, 2013
Sotheby's, New York
$141.7
$110.5
Untitled
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1982
May 18, 2017
Emily and Jerry Spiegel
Yusaku Maezawa
Sotheby's, New York
$137.9
$71.5
Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe
Vincent van Gogh
1889
November 19, 1998
5
Jacques Koerfer [de] heirs
Christie's, New York
$136.1
$110.7
Meules
Claude Monet
1890
May 14, 2019
Hasso Plattner
Sotheby's, New York
$136
$117.1
Verger avec cyprès
Vincent van Gogh
1888
November 9, 2022
3
Paul G. Allen
Christie's, New York
$135
$100
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir
Paul Cézanne
1904
2013
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
State of Qatar
Private sale
$134.1
$76.7(£49.5)
Massacre of the Innocents
Peter Paul Rubens
1611
July 10, 2002
6
an Austrian family
Kenneth Thomson
Sotheby's, London
$126.5
$95.4
Nurse
Roy Lichtenstein
1964
November 9, 2015
Christie's, New York
$126
$86.3
Triptych, 1976
Francis Bacon
1976
May 14, 2008
Jean-Pierre Moueix heirs
Roman Abramovich
Sotheby's, New York
· Progression of highest prices paid
$0.03 million
$0.03 million
Price
$0.03 million
Painting
Magdalen in the Desert
Artist
Antonio da Correggio
Date of sale
1746
Buyer
Augustus III of Poland
Auction house
Private sale
$0.04 million (110,000 French francs)
$0.04 million (110,000 French francs)
Price
$0.04 million (110,000 French francs)
Painting
Sistine Madonna
Artist
Raphael
Year
c. 1513–1514
Date of sale
1759
Seller
Piacenza
Buyer
Augustus III of Poland
Auction house
Private sale
$0.08 million (£16,000)
$0.08 million (£16,000)
Price
$0.08 million (£16,000)
Painting
Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Artist
Hubert and Jan van Eyck
Year
1432
Date of sale
1821
Seller
Edward Solly
Buyer
Frederick William III of Prussia
Auction house
Private sale
$0.12 million (615,300 French francs)
$0.12 million (615,300 French francs)
Price
$0.12 million (615,300 French francs)
Painting
The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables
Artist
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Year
c. 1678
Date of sale
1852
Seller
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Buyer
Louvre, Paris
Auction house
Paris
$0.35 million (£70,000)
$0.35 million (£70,000)
Price
$0.35 million (£70,000)
Painting
Ansidei Madonna
Artist
Raphael
Year
1505–1507
Date of sale
1885
Seller
George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
Buyer
National Gallery, London
Auction house
Private sale
$0.5 million
$0.5 million
Price
$0.5 million
Painting
Colonna Altarpiece
Artist
Raphael
Year
c. 1503-1505
Date of sale
1901
Seller
Charles Sedelmeyer
Buyer
J. P. Morgan
Auction house
Private sale
$0.51 million
$0.51 million
Price
$0.51 million
Painting
Portrait of Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo
Artist
Anthony van Dyck
Year
c. 1623
Date of sale
1906
Seller
Knoedler
Buyer
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Auction house
Private sale
$0.51 million
$0.51 million
Price
$0.51 million
Painting
The Mill
Artist
Rembrandt
Year
1645/48
Date of sale
1911
Seller
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne
Buyer
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Auction house
Private sale
$0.6 million
$0.6 million
Price
$0.6 million
Painting
Small Cowper Madonna
Artist
Raphael
Year
c. 1504–1505
Date of sale
1913
Seller
Joseph Joel Duveen
Buyer
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Auction house
Private sale
$1.6 million
$1.6 million
Price
$1.6 million
Painting
Benois Madonna
Artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Year
c. 1478–1480
Date of sale
1914
Seller
Benois family
Buyer
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
Auction house
Private sale
$2 million
$2 million
Price
$2 million
Painting
Study of a Young Woman
Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Year
c. 1665-1667
Date of sale
1959
Seller
Prince d'Arenberg
Buyer
Charles Wrightsman
Auction house
Private sale
$2.3 million
$2.3 million
Price
$2.3 million
Painting
Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer
Artist
Rembrandt
Year
1653
Date of sale
November 15, 1961
Seller
Estate of Mrs Alfred Erickson
Buyer
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Auction house
Parke-Bernet, New York
$5-$6 million
$5-$6 million
Price
$5-$6 million
Painting
Ginevra de' Benci
Artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Year
c. 1474–1478
Date of sale
February 1967
Seller
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Buyer
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Auction house
Private sale
$5.5 million (£2.3 million)
$5.5 million (£2.3 million)
Price
$5.5 million (£2.3 million)
Painting
Portrait of Juan de Pareja
Artist
Diego Velázquez
Year
c. 1650
Date of sale
November 27, 1970
Seller
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor
Buyer
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Auction house
Christie's, London
$6.4 million
$6.4 million
Price
$6.4 million
Painting
Juliet and her Nurse
Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1836
Date of sale
May 29, 1980
Seller
Trustees of Whitney Museum
Buyer
María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Auction house
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York
$10.0 million (£7.47 million)
$10.0 million (£7.47 million)
Price
$10.0 million (£7.47 million)
Painting
Seascape: Folkestone
Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
c. 1845
Date of sale
July 5, 1984
Seller
Estate of Kenneth Clark
Buyer
Unknown
Auction house
Sotheby's, London
$10.5 million
$10.5 million
Price
$10.5 million
Painting
Adoration of the Magi
Artist
Andrea Mantegna
Year
1462
Date of sale
April 18, 1985
Seller
Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton
Buyer
J. Paul Getty Museum
Auction house
Christie's, New York
$39.7 million(£24.75 million)
$39.7 million(£24.75 million)
Price
$39.7 million(£24.75 million)
Painting
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
March 30, 1987
Seller
Helen Beatty,daughter-in-law ofChester Beatty
Buyer
Yasuo Goto, Yasuda Comp./Sompo Holdings
Auction house
Christie's, London
$53.9 million
$53.9 million
Price
$53.9 million
Painting
Irises
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
November 11, 1987
Seller
John Whitney Payson, son of Joan Whitney Payson
Buyer
Alan Bond
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
$58 million plus exchange ofworks
$58 million plus exchange ofworks
Price
$58 million plus exchange ofworks
Painting
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1889
Date of sale
August 1, 1989
Seller
Private collection, Zürich
Buyer
Museum of Modern Art New York
Auction house
Private sale viaThomas Ammann,Fine Art Zurich
$82.5 million
$82.5 million
Price
$82.5 million
Painting
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Year
1890
Date of sale
May 15, 1990
Seller
Siegfried Kramarsky heirs
Buyer
Ryoei Saito
Auction house
Christie's, New York
$104.2 million
$104.2 million
Price
$104.2 million
Painting
Garçon à la pipe
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Year
1905
Date of sale
May 5, 2004
Seller
Greentree Foundation(Whitney family)
Buyer
Guido Barilla (suspected)
Auction house
Sotheby's, New York
$135 million
$135 million
Price
$135 million
Painting
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Artist
Gustav Klimt
Year
1907
Date of sale
June 18, 2006
Seller
Maria Altmann
Buyer
Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie
Auction house
Private sale via Christie's
$140 million
$140 million
Price
$140 million
Painting
No. 5, 1948
Artist
Jackson Pollock
Year
1948
Date of sale
November 2, 2006
Seller
David Geffen
Buyer
David Martinez
Auction house
Private sale via Sotheby's
$250 million+
$250 million+
Price
$250 million+
Painting
The Card Players
Artist
Paul Cézanne
Year
1892/93
Date of sale
April 2011
Seller
George Embiricos
Buyer
State of Qatar
Auction house
Private sale
~$300 million
~$300 million
Price
~$300 million
Painting
Interchange
Artist
Willem de Kooning
Year
1955
Date of sale
September 2015
Seller
David Geffen Foundation
Buyer
Kenneth C. Griffin
Auction house
Private sale
$450.3 million
$450.3 million
Price
$450.3 million
Painting
Salvator Mundi
Artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Year
c. 1500
Date of sale
November 15, 2017
Seller
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Buyer
Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud
Auction house
Christie's, New York
Price
Painting
Image
Artist
Year
Date of sale
Seller
Buyer
Auction house
million
Magdalen in the Desert
Antonio da Correggio
1746
Augustus III of Poland
Private sale
million (110,000 French francs)
Sistine Madonna
Raphael
c. 1513–1514
1759
Piacenza
Augustus III of Poland
Private sale
million (£16,000)
Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Hubert and Jan van Eyck
1432
1821
Edward Solly
Frederick William III of Prussia
Private sale
million (615,300 French francs)
The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
c. 1678
1852
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Louvre, Paris
Paris
million (£70,000)
Ansidei Madonna
Raphael
1505–1507
1885
George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
National Gallery, London
Private sale
million
Colonna Altarpiece
Raphael
c. 1503-1505
1901
Charles Sedelmeyer
J. P. Morgan
Private sale
million
Portrait of Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo
Anthony van Dyck
c. 1623
1906
Knoedler
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Private sale
million
The Mill
Rembrandt
1645/48
1911
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Private sale
million
Small Cowper Madonna
Raphael
c. 1504–1505
1913
Joseph Joel Duveen
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Private sale
million
Benois Madonna
Leonardo da Vinci
c. 1478–1480
1914
Benois family
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
Private sale
$2 million
Study of a Young Woman
Johannes Vermeer
c. 1665-1667
1959
Prince d'Arenberg
Charles Wrightsman
Private sale
million
Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt
1653
November 15, 1961
Estate of Mrs Alfred Erickson
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Parke-Bernet, New York
$5-$6 million
Ginevra de' Benci
Leonardo da Vinci
c. 1474–1478
February 1967
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Private sale
million (£2.3 million)
Portrait of Juan de Pareja
Diego Velázquez
c. 1650
November 27, 1970
Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Christie's, London
million
Juliet and her Nurse
J. M. W. Turner
1836
May 29, 1980
Trustees of Whitney Museum
María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York
million (£7.47 million)
Seascape: Folkestone
J. M. W. Turner
c. 1845
July 5, 1984
Estate of Kenneth Clark
Unknown
Sotheby's, London
million
Adoration of the Magi
Andrea Mantegna
1462
April 18, 1985
Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton
J. Paul Getty Museum
Christie's, New York
million(£24.75 million)
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh
1889
March 30, 1987
Helen Beatty,daughter-in-law ofChester Beatty
Yasuo Goto, Yasuda Comp./Sompo Holdings
Christie's, London
million
Irises
Vincent van Gogh
1889
November 11, 1987
John Whitney Payson, son of Joan Whitney Payson
Alan Bond
Sotheby's, New York
$58 million plus exchange ofworks
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Vincent van Gogh
1889
August 1, 1989
Private collection, Zürich
Museum of Modern Art New York
Private sale viaThomas Ammann,Fine Art Zurich
million
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Vincent van Gogh
1890
May 15, 1990
Siegfried Kramarsky heirs
Ryoei Saito
Christie's, New York
million
Garçon à la pipe
Pablo Picasso
1905
May 5, 2004
Greentree Foundation(Whitney family)
Guido Barilla (suspected)
Sotheby's, New York
$135 million
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Gustav Klimt
1907
June 18, 2006
Maria Altmann
Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie
Private sale via Christie's
$140 million
No. 5, 1948
Jackson Pollock
1948
November 2, 2006
David Geffen
David Martinez
Private sale via Sotheby's
$250 million+
The Card Players
Paul Cézanne
1892/93
April 2011
George Embiricos
State of Qatar
Private sale
~$300 million
Interchange
Willem de Kooning
1955
September 2015
David Geffen Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale
million
Salvator Mundi
Leonardo da Vinci
c. 1500
November 15, 2017
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud
Christie's, New York

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  1. The Wikipedia template uses a yearly average inflation. Using monthly averages gives slightly different numbers, most si
  2. Badr bin Abdullah allegedly bought Salvator Mundi on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism, but it has
  3. Exact price (even the currency of sale) is not known, with estimates from $250 million to $300 million
  4. Within weeks after a private viewing in Vienna in September 2012, Rybolovlev agreed to pay $183.8 million via his dealer
  5. Some fear existed, that Portrait of Dr. Gachet had been cremated with the owner in 1996, but Gachet's portrait was priva
  6. Oprah Winfrey had bought the painting in November 2006 at Christie's for nearly $88 million. At that time this was the 4
  7. The triptych had probably been reassembled by the Italian collector Francesco De Simone Niquesa, but were resold to a pe
  8. This is the small version of the painting; the large version is at the Musée d'Orsay.
  9. Privately resold for ca. $50 million through Sotheby’s in 1997.
  10. One of two pastel versions; another two painted versions (and lithography) exist, all created by Munch.
  11. Rybolovlev resold Gauguin's Otahi before 2017 for less than $50 million.
  12. This stands as the most expensive painting by a living artist.
  13. The paintings transferred to the dealers include a late Monet entitled Corona (Water Lilies) from around 1920; Renoir's
  14. Probably the same day before the sale bought by Yves Bouvier for 62 million.
  15. Alan Bond could not pay off the painting, and Irises was resold (probably for somewhat less) to the Getty Museum.
  16. Price excludes sales commission and other costs.
  17. Exact date of sale is not known.
  18. Later in 2002, Thomson donated his private collection, including the Rubens, to the Art Gallery of Ontario
  19. Rybolovlev resold Te Fare in February 2017 at Christie's in London for $25 million.
  20. Annenberg subsequently donated it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  21. Steve Wynn, who bid on the painting at auction, privately acquired the work several months later from the unidentified b
  22. The Nahmad family bought Suprematist Composition in 2008 at Sotheby's, New York, for $60,002,500 ($88 million in 2024 do
  23. Usually estimated at "over €50 M" or "between 50 and 60 million Euros". On July 12, 2011, $75M was equivalent to €53M.
  24. Re-sold for £12m to Stavros Niarchos in 1993.
  25. A Belgian banker and collector who bought it in 1939 for $18,000. His was the last name on the 1988 provenance list; pai
  26. Son of Daniel (conductor & cellist) and Eleanore Saidenberg who were Picasso's New York dealers from 1955 to 1973.
  27. On Oct. 7, 2005, The New York Times reported that Steven Cohen bought van Gogh's "Peasant Woman Against a Background of
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  29. Exact price (even the currency of sale) is not known, with estimates from $250 million to $300 million
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