“Salvator Mundi”
“Salvator Mundi” (Savior of the World) was auctioned at Christie’s in New York for an incredible sum of $450,312,500. This painting was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Experts call it “the greatest artistic discovery of the 20th century.”
“Interchange”
“Interchange” was painted by Willem de Kooning and in 1989 Sotheby’s sold him for $20.68 million. This painting reached his $300 million at his private auction in 2015.
“The Card Players”
Paul Cézanne painted this masterpiece between 1892 and 1893. The card players were purchased by the Qatar Museum for $250 million.
“When will you marry?”
In 2015, renowned Swiss collector Rudi Stoeerin sold Paul Gauguin’s When Will You Get Married? for $210 million. Known for his portraits of beautiful girls, Paul Gauguin created romantic images of Tahiti’s island paradise.
“Number 17A”
In 1948 Jackson Pollock painted number 17A. The painting was sold at a private auction in 2015 for $200 million.
“Water Serpents II”
Gustav Klimt painted his most famous painting “Water Snake II” in 1907. The artist created two “Water Snake” paintings, probably inspired by his early work “Water in Motion”. This painting sold for $187 million in 2013.
“No. 6 (Violet, Green, and Red)”
“No. 6 (Purple, Green, Red)” by Mark Rothko. The painting sold for $186 million at a closed auction in 2014.
“Women in Algiers (Version O)”
Pablo Picasso and his “The Women of Algiers (Version O)” grossed him $179.365 billion in 2015. The woman depicted there is thought to be Françoise Giraud, Picasso’s most popular French artist.
“Nude on a Cushion”
Amedeo Modigliani painted his work “Nude on a Cushion” from 1917 to his 1918. It was bought by an Irish billionaire in 2003 for $26.9 million. In 2015, Sotheby’s auction house sold it for $170.4 million.
“Masterpiece”
Roy Lichtenstein’s “Masterpiece” was sold for $165 million in 2017 by American collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund. This painting is part of a series of 22 of his canvases, most of which are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Solomon’s Guggenheim Museum, the Courtauld Museum in England, and the Long Museum in Shanghai.
