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  1. List of most expensive paintings - Wikipedia

    • The most famous paintings, especially old master works created before 1803, are generally owned or held by museums for viewing by patrons. Since museums rarely sell them, they are considered priceless. Guinness World Records lists Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa as having the highest insurance value for a painting. On permanent display at the Louvre in P… See more

    Overview

    This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which … See more

    List of highest prices paid

    This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023. Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the painting … See more

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    The Price of Everything, 2018 documentary on contemporary art valuations… See more

    Notes

    1. ^ The Wikipedia template uses a yearly average inflation. Using monthly averages gives slightly different numbers, most significantly for paintings sold early or late in a year with significant inflation.
    2. ^ Badr bin Abdulla… See more

     
  1. Salvator Mundi
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    This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Nobody Asked 's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, [1][2] through the auction house Christie's in New York City.
    Salvator Mundi, a painting ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci was sold for $450.3 million at Christie’s in New York on November 15, 2017. This makes it one of the most expensive work of art ever sold in history.
    Here are the 10 highest-grossing paintings in the world: Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) – Paul Gauguin 1. Salvator Mundi – Leonardo Da Vinci On November 15, 2017, at a Christie’s auction in New York, Salvator Mundi became the most expensive artwork ever sold.
     
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    Nov 17, 2017 · A Leonardo da Vinci painting sold for a record $450 million in 2017, topping the list of the world's most expensive artworks. See the other nine paintings that fetched over $100 million at auction, from Picasso to Rembrandt.

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    A detailed and and frequently updated list of the most expensive paintings in the world. This list showcases paintings sold at either public auctions or private sales, and it is frequently updated. In addition to ‘confirmed’ sales, at the end of …