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[[Image:DoramarrNo.GIF 5, 1948.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Dora MaarNo. au5, Chat1948]]'']]▼

[[Image:Gustav Klimt 046.jpg|thumb|''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I]]'']]

This is a list of the highest prices paid for [[painting]]s. Very valuable paintings, if sold, are usually sold at [[auctions]].▼

Most of the world's most famous paintings are owned by [[museum]]s, which very rarely sell them. As such, they are quite literally [[priceless]]; if a painting like the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' were to become available, it would almost certainly sell for much more than any of the paintings listed below. ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' lists the ''Mona Lisa'' as having the highest [[insurance]] value for a painting in history. It was assessed at [[United States dollar|US$]]100 million on [[December 14]], [[1962]], before the painting toured the [[United States|U.S.]] for several months. However, the [[Louvre]] chose to spend the money on security rather than insurance. Taking [[inflation]] into account, the 1962 value would be approximately US$670 million in 2006. <!--This sum calculated by the inflation calculator at http://minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/--><!--Why do you need such precise number if you are already declaring it approximate? All the digits add no value.-->▼

==List of highest prices paid (Inluding auction and private sales) (inflation adjusted)==▼

Note - this list is ordered by inflation-adjusted value in [[United States dollar]]s. A list in another currency would probably be in a slightly different order due to exchange rate fluctuations. ▼

[[Image:Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet.jpg|thumb|''[[Portrait of Dr. Gachet]]'']]

[[Image:Galette-Renoir.jpg|thumb|''[[Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre]]'']]

[[Image:BoyWithAPipe.JPG|thumb|''[[Garçon à la pipe]]'']]

▲[[Image:Doramarr.GIF|thumb|right|''[[Dora Maar au Chat]]'']]

[[Image:VanGoghIrises2.jpg|thumb|''[[Irises (painting)|Irises]]'']]

[[Image:Doramarr.GIF|thumb|''[[Dora Maar au Chat]]'']]

[[Image:Vincent Willem van Gogh 102.jpg|thumb|''Self-portrait without beard'']]

[[Image:Gustav_Klimt_047.jpg|thumb|''[[Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'']]

[[Image:Ruebens massacre.jpg|thumb|''[[Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens)|Massacre of the Innocents]]'']]

[[Image:Lesnoces.JPG|thumb|''[[Les Noces de Pierrette]]'']]

[[Image:Vincent Willem van Gogh 049.jpg|thumb|''[[A Wheatfield, with Cypresses]]'' (may not be the copy sold in 1993)]]

▲This is a list of the highest prices paid for [[painting]]s. Very valuable paintings, if sold, are usually sold at [[auctions]].

▲Most of theThe world's most famous paintings are generally owned by [[museum]]s, which very rarely sell them. As such, they are quite literally [[priceless]]; if a painting like the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' were to become available, it would almost certainly sell for much more than any of the paintings listed below. ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' lists the ''Mona Lisa'' as having the highest [[insurance]] value for a painting in history. It was assessed at [[United States dollar|US$]]100 million on [[December 14]], [[1962]], before the painting toured the [[United States|U.S.]] for several months. However, the [[Louvre]] chose to spend the money on security rather than insurance. Taking [[inflation]] into account, the 1962 value would be approximately US$670 million in 2006. <!--This sum calculated by the inflation calculator at http://minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/--><!--Why do you need such precise number if you are already declaring it approximate? All the digits add no value.-->

▲==List of highest prices paid (Inludingat auctionauctions andor private sales) (inflation adjusted)==

▲Note - this list is ordered by inflation-adjusted value ('''in bold''') in 2006 [[United States dollar]]s [http://minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/]. A list in another currency would probably be in a slightly different order due to exchange rate fluctuations.

#''[[No. 5, 1948]]'' by [[Jackson Pollock]]

#*Sold byfor $140 million ('''$140 million''') on [[DavidNov Geffen2]] to [[David Martinez2006]] for $140 milion onby [[NovemberDavid 2Geffen]], to [[2006David Martinez]] in a private sale (inflation adjusted value:'''$140 million''').

#''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I]]'' by [[Gustav Klimt]]

#*Sold for $135 million ('''$135 million''') on [[JuneJun 18]], [[2006]] in a private sale (inflation adjusted value:'''$135 million''') ([[Neue Galerie]], [[New York City]])

#''[[Portrait of Dr. Gachet]]'' by [[Vincent van Gogh]]

#*Sold for $82.5 million ('''$127.3 million''') on [[May 15]], [[1990]] at [[Christie's]], New York (inflation adjusted value: '''$116,793,226.33''') &dagger; (location unknown)

#''[[Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre]]'' by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]

#*Sold for $78.1 million ('''$120.5 million''') on [[May 17]], [[1990]] at [[Sotheby's]], New York (inflation adjusted value: '''$110,422,686.71''') &dagger;

#''[[Garçon à la pipe]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]]

#*Sold for $104.12 million ('''$111.2 million''') on [[May 4]], [[2004]] at [[Sotheby's]], [[New York]] (inflation adjusted value: '''$106,910,700.00''') ([[J. Paul Getty Museum]], [[Los Angeles]])

#''[[DoraIrises Maar au Chat(painting)|Irises]]'' by [[PabloVincent Picasso]]van Gogh

#*Sold for $53.9 million ('''$95.27 million''') on [[MayNov 311]], [[20061987]] at [[Sotheby's]], [[New York]] (inflationto adjusted[[Alan value: '''$95,216,000.00''')Bond]] (Getty Museum, Los Angeles)

#''[[IrisesDora (painting)|IrisesMaar au Chat]]'' by [[VincentPablo van Gogh]]Picasso

#*Sold for $4995.2 million ('''$95.2 million''') on [[NovemberMay 113]], [[19872006]] at Sotheby's, New York (inflation adjusted value: '''$78,402,796.71'''). (Getty Museum, Los Angeles)

#''[[Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe]]'' by Vincent van Gogh

#*Sold for $71.5 million ('''$88.5 million''') on [[Nov 19]] [[1998]] at [[Christie's]], New York

#''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'' by Gustav Klimt

#*Sold for $87.9 million ('''$87.9 million''') on [[Nov 8]] [[2006]] at Christie's, New York

#''[[Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens)|Massacre of the Innocents]]'' by [[Peter Paul Rubens]]

#*Sold for [[Pound Sterling|&pound;]]49.5 million ('''$7686.70 million''') on [[JulyJul 10]], [[2002]] at Sotheby's, [[London]] (inflation adjusted value: '''$77,927,200.00''') ([[Art Gallery of Ontario]], [[Toronto]])

#''[[Les Noces de Pierrette]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]]

#*Sold for F300 million ('''$4980.2 million''') on [[NovemberNov 30]], [[1989]] (inflationat adjusted[[Binoche]] value:[[Paris]] '''$72,697,766.77''')

#''"[[PortraitFalse de l'artiste sans barbeStart]]''" by [[VincentJasper van GoghJohns]] ††

#* Sold for $6580.0 million ('''$80.0 million''') on [[NovemberOct 1912]], [[19982006]] atby Christie's,David NewGeffen Yorkto (inflation[[Kenneth adjustedC. value:Griffin]] '''$71in a private sale [[Richard Gray Gallery]],691,040.02'''). New York

#''[[A Wheatfield, with Cypresses]]'' by Vincent van Gogh

#*Sold for $57 million ('''$79.6 million''') in [[1993]] in a private sale, via Steven Mazoh & Co., Inc., Rhinebeck, New York

#''[[Autoportrait: Yo Picasso]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $47.85 million ('''$77.8 million''') on [[May 9]] [[1989]] at Sotheby's, New York

#''[[Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier]]'' by [[Paul Cézanne]]

#*Sold for $60.5 million ('''$73.25 million''') on [[May 10]], [[1999]] at Sotheby's, New York (later resold at a loss)

#''[[FemmeSunflowers aux(series Brasof Croiséspaintings)|Sunflowers]]'' by [[PabloVincent Picasso]]van Gogh

#*Sold for [[Pound Sterling|&pound;]]24.75 million ('''$5070.9 million''') on [[NovemberMar 830]], [[20001987]] at Christie's, New York (inflation adjusted value: '''$52,851,507.20''').London

#''[[Au Lapin Agile]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $60.5 million ('''$66.2 million''')on [[Nov 27]] [[1989]] at Sotheby's, New York

#''[[Acrobate et jeune Arlequin]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for [[Pound Sterling|&pound;]]20.9 million ('''$65.7million''') on [[Nov 28]] [[1988]] at Christie's, London

#''[[Femme aux Bras Croisés]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $55.0 million ('''$64.4 million''') on [[Nov 8]] [[2000]] at Christie's, New York

#''[[Police Gazette]] by [[Willem de Kooning]], 1955

#* Sold for $63.5 million ('''$63.5 million''') on [[Oct 12]] [[2006]] by David Geffen to [[Steven A. Cohen]] in a private sale [[Richard Gray Gallery]], New York

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#''[[No. 5, 1948]]'' by [[Jackson Pollock]]

#*Sold by [[David Geffen]] to [[David Martinez]] for $140 million on [[NovemberNov 2]], [[2006]] in a private sale.

#''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I]]'' by [[Gustav Klimt]]

#*Sold for $135 million on [[June Jun 18]], [[2006]] in a private sale

#''[[Garçon à la pipe]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]]

#*Sold for $104.1 million on [[May 4]], [[2004]] at [[Sotheby's]], [[New York]]

#''[[Dora Maar au Chat]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]]

#*Sold for $95.2 million on [[May 3]], [[2006]] at [[Sotheby's]], [[New York]]

#''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'' by [[Gustav Klimt]]

#*Sold for $87.936 million on [[NovemberNov 8]], [[2006]] at [[Christie's]], New York

#''[[Portrait of Dr. Gachet]]'' by [[Vincent van Gogh]]

#*Sold for $82.5 million on [[May 15]], [[1990]] at [[Christie's]], New York

#"[[False Start]]" by [[Jasper Johns]] ††

#* Sold for $80.0 million on [[Oct 12]] [[2006]] by David Geffen to [[Kenneth C. Griffin]] in a private sale [[Richard Gray Gallery]], New York

#''[[Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre]]'' by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]

#*Sold for $78 million on [[May 17]], [[1990]] at Sotheby's, New York

#''[[Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens)|Massacre of the Innocents]]'' by [[Peter Paul Rubens]]

#*Sold for [[Pound Sterling|&pound;]]49.5 million ($76.7 million) on [[JulyJul 10]], [[2002]] at Sotheby's, [[London]]

#''[[Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe]]'' by [[Vincent van Gogh]]

#*Sold for $65 million on [[NovemberNov 19]], [[1998]] at Christie's, New York

#''[[Police Gazette]] by [[Willem de Kooning]], 1955

#* Sold for $63.5 million on [[Oct 12]] [[2006]] by David Geffen to [[Steven A. Cohen]] in a private sale [[Richard Gray Gallery]], New York

#''[[Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier]]'' by [[Paul Cézanne]]

#*Sold for $60.5 million on [[May 10]], [[1999]] at Sotheby's, New York (later resold at a loss)

#''[[FemmeA auxWheatfield, Braswith CroisésCypresses]]'' by [[PabloVincent Picasso]]van Gogh

#*Sold for $5057 million onin [[November 81993]] in a private sale, [[2000]]via atSteven Christie'sMazoh & Co., Inc., Rhinebeck, New York.

#''[[IrisesFemme (painting)|Irisesaux Bras Croisés]]'' by [[VincentPablo van Gogh]]Picasso

#*Sold for $4955 million on [[NovemberNov 118]], [[19872000]] at SothebyChristie's, New York.

#''[[LesIrises Noces de Pierrette(painting)|Irises]]'' by [[PabloVincent Picasso]]van Gogh

#*Sold for $4953.9 million on [[NovemberNov 3011]], [[19891987]] at Sotheby's, New York.

#''[[Sitting Woman in a Garden]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $49.6 million on [[May 9]] [[1989]] at Sotheby's, New York

#''[[Les Noces de Pierrette]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $49.3 million on [[Nov 30]] [[1989]] at Binoche, Paris

#''[[Le Reve]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $48.4 million on [[Nov 10]] [[1997]] at Christie's, New York.

#''[[Autoportrait: Yo Picasso]]'' by Pablo Picasso

#*Sold for $47.85 million on [[May 9]] [[1989]] at Sotheby's, New York

#''[[Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat]]'' by Vincent van Gogh

#*Sold for $47.5 million by [[Stephen Wynn]] to Steven A. Cohen in a private sale via Acquavella Galleries Inc., New York

==Notes==

*The numbers are not adjusted for current [[exchange rate]]s at the sale of the painting.

*&dagger; - Japanese businessman [[Ryoei Saito]] purchased both ''Portrait of Dr. Gachet'' ([[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh]]) and ''Au Moulin de la Galette'' ([[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]]) in [[1990]].▼

*In October 2006, [[Steve Wynn (developer)|Steve Wynn]] agreed to sell [[Pablo Picasso]]'s 1932 painting ''[[Le Reve (The Dream)|Le Reve]]'' to [[Steven A. Cohen]] for $139 million, but Wynn accidentally elbowed a hole in the middle of the canvas, thus scuppering the sale. The sale would have made ''La Reve'' the most expensive painting at the time.

▲*&dagger;† - Japanese businessman [[Ryoei Saito]] purchased both ''Portrait of Dr. Gachet'' ([[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh]]) and ''Au Moulin de la Galette'' ([[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]]) in [[1990]].

*†† - Most expensive painting of a living artist

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