The most valuable paintings in the world. Famous American artist Andy Warhol’s painting Shot Sage Blue Marilyn was sold at Christie’s auction house in New York for a record price of 195 million dollars. The painting, which found buyers for the highest price after Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, was one of the most valuable paintings in the world in terms of value, and brought to mind the other paintings on this list. Here are the most valuable paintings in the world.
Les Femmes d’Alger (Pablo Picasso): $209.7 million
While the work Les Femmes d’Alger by the famous painter Pablo Picasso, who laid the foundations of the Cubism movement, was found for 179.4 million dollars in May 2015, its current value is estimated to be 209.7 million dollars
Nu Couché (Amedeo Modigliani): $170.4 million
The Nu Couché painting painted by Amedeo Modigliani was sold at Christie’s auction house in New York in November 2015 and was purchased by Liu Yiqian for 170.4 million dollars.
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit (Rembrandt Harmenszoon): 160 million euros
The portraits made by the famous painter Rembrandt for the wedding of the Soolmans and Coppit couple were purchased by the Louvre and Rijksmuseum for 160 million euros in 2015.
No. 6 Violet, Green and Red (Mark Rothko): $186 million
The current value of the painting, made by Mark Rothko and sold by Yves Bouvier to Dmitri Rybolovlev for 186 million dollars in 2014, is estimated to be 217 million dollars.
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (Andy Warhol): $195 million
The painting by the famous American artist Andy Warhol was recently put up for sale at Christie’s auction house and was sold for 195 million dollars. Thus, the painting was recorded as the most expensive work of art of the 20th century.
Number 17A (Jackson Pollock): $233.3 million
The work Number 17A by abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, who is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century, was sold for 200 million dollars in September 2015. The current value of the work, purchased by the famous hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin, is estimated to be 233.3 million dollars.
Nafea faa Ipoipo (Paul Gauguin): $247.2 million
Famous painter Paul Gauguin’s most famous and most imitated painting, Nafea faa Ipoipo, was sold to Qatar Museums for 210 million dollars in 2015. The current value of the painting is estimated to be 247.2 million.
The Card Players (Paul Cézanne): $307.8 million
The painting by Paul Cézanne, who is described as the father of modern art and one of the important pioneers of post-impressionism, was purchased by the Qatar Royal family for 225 million dollars in 2011. The current value of the work is estimated to be 307.8 million dollars.
Interchange (Willem de Kooning): $350.4 million
The painting, which was purchased by the famous investor Kenneth C. Griffin together with the work named Number 17A for a total of 500 million dollars, bears the signature of Willem de Kooning. The current value of the work is estimated to be 350.4 million dollars.
Salvator Mundi (Leonardo da Vinci): $507.4 million
The painting Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci, which was thought to be lost until it was found in 2005, was sold for 450.3 million dollars in 2017. The current value of the work is estimated to be 507.4 million dollars.
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