The Most Expensive Paintings

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Martina Advaney
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The lust for possessions is one of the hallmarks of the humankind. Some of the most treasured possessions are paintings. Whether these are coveted by the museums or the private collectors who sometimes hide the originals in their basements and display copies, is another matter. Let´s have a look at some of the most expensive paintings in the world and let us also remember the beauty.

Leonardo da Vinci – Salvator Mundi, sold 2017 for $450 million

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By Getty Images, Public Domain, Link

Willem de Kooning – “Interchange” – sold 2015 for $304 million 

Photo of Interchanged by Willem de Kooning.jpg
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Link

Paul Cézanne – “The Card Players” – sold 2011 for  $270 million

Card Players-Paul Cezanne.jpg
By http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=6371, Public Domain, Link

Paul Gauguin – “Nafea Faa Ipoipo” – sold 2014 for $213 milions 

Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo? 1892, oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm.jpg
By Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler, Public Domain, Link

Jackson Pollock – “Number 17A” – sold 2015 for $203 million 

Number 17A.jpg
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Link

Mark Rothko – “No. 6” – sold 2014 for $190 million

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red).jpg
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, Link

Rembrandt van Rijn  – “Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit” – sold 2015 for $182 million

Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit.jpeg
By https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/30/france-netherlands-rembrandts-louvre-rijksmuseum, Public Domain, Link

Title Photo: Shutterstock

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