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With values up to 450 million dollars, which are the most expensive paintings in the world
2024-01-14 22:29:45 / JETË
Art is one of the safest assets a person can buy. It rarely depreciates, can be easily stored and its value does not depend on the state of the market. But what have been the most expensive art sales in history? Here is a list.
Some of the paintings on the list were sold by famous auction houses such as Christie's in New York at public auctions. They are easy to track.
However, private deals are much more difficult to register and the listed paintings are gathered from confidential sales reported by newspapers such as The New York Times, BBC or Bloomberg.
Le Rêve, Pablo Picasso
At number 12 comes Le Rêve by Pablo Picasso. According to The New York Times, billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen bought it for $155 million in 2013, about $194 million today.
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, Andy Warhol
Christie's sold the famous Sage Blue version of Andy Warhol's famous four-part painting Shot Marilyn in 2022 for $195.04 million.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, Gustav Klimt
Anonymous sources told the New York Times that cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder bought Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I in 2006 for $135 million, a record at the time ($196 million today).
No. 5, 1948, Jackson Pollock
The same newspaper reported a similar deal in 2006. Hollywood entertainment mogul David Geffen sold Jackson Pollock's No. 5, 1948, for $140 million (more than $200 million today).
Nu couché, Amedeo Modigliani
Nu-couché by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $170.4 million at a 2015 Christie's auction in New York.
The Standard Bearer, Rembrandt
According to the BBC, in 2021, the Dutch government paid $198 million for The Standard Bearer, a self-portrait by Rembrandt.
Les Femmes d'Alger, Pablo Picasso
This Pablo Picasso painting went for $179.4 at a Christie's auction in New York. Accounting for inflation, today, it would be over $200 million.
Portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit, Rembrandt
That same year, the Dutch government paid $180.6 million for a pair of portraits of their national artist, Rembrandt. The paintings were of Marten Soolmans and his future wife, Oopjen Coppit, reports The New York Times.
Wasserschlangen II, Gustav Klimt
A broker sold this painting for $183.3 million in 2021 (230 today) and paid the seller $112 million, according to a Financial Times report on how Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier sold the paintings to Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev.
Number 17A, Jackson Pollock
In 2015, billionaire Ken Griffin paid $200 million for this Jackson Pollock signature piece, a private source reported to Bloomberg.
Nafea Faa Ipoipo?, Paul Gauguin
In the same year, a private Swiss collector sold this Paul Gauguin painting of two Tahitian girls for about $300 million to a Qatari buyer. An undisclosed source disclosed the deal to The New York Times.
Interchange, Willem de Kooning
Billionaire Ken Griffin bought Willem de Kooning's Interchange in 2015, along with Jackson Pollock's Number 17A. According to Bloomberg, he paid $300 million.
Salvator Mundi, Leonardo Da Vinci
The most expensive art deal in history was made in 2017. Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev sold a Leonardo Da Vinci painting for $450 million. He had bought it from the Swiss merchant who had defrauded him years ago.
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