7 Most Costly Paintings In The World

1. Salvator Mundi (Us$ 450.3 Million)

This piece by Leonardo da Vinci was painted in the 1500’s. It fetched a hefty $450 million

2. Interchange (Us$300 Million)

Painted by Willem de Kooning, ‘Interchange’ was one of his first abstract landscape works. In Sep 2015, the painting was sold to Kenneth Griffin, CEO of hedge fund Citadel for US$300 million.

3. The Card Players (Us$ 250-300 Million)

Paul Cezanne painted the Card Players during the point where he was the most acclaimed. The buyers of the piece were the Royal Family of Qatar in 2011.

4. Nafea Faa Ipoipo (Us$ 210 Million)

Paul Gaugain's astonishing art was sold to a Qatari buyer for a staggering $300 million. However, a lawsuit in 2017 later revealed that the actual sale price was $210 million,

5. 'Number 17A' (Us$200 Million)

Jackson Pollock is one of the most famous abstract expressionist painters of all time. ‘Number 17A' was sold for total US$500 million.

6. The Standard Rembrandt (Us$ 198 Million)

"The Standard-Bearer" is a striking self-portrait created by the Dutch Golden Age artist in 1636.

7. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (Us$ 195 Million)

In 2022, the art world was stunned by the sale of Andy Warhol's iconic artwork titled "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," which fetched just over $195 million at Christie's auction.