The most famous paintings, especially old master works created before 1803, are generally owned or held by museums for viewing by patrons. Since museums rarely sell them, they are considered priceless. Guinness World Records lists Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa as having the highest insurance value for a painting.

Jan 10, 2025 · Below, we look at 50 of the most expensive paintings ever sold and then delve into the stories behind the top 10. Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) 1. Salvator Mundi, 1490–1500, by Leonardo da Vinci. Sold for: $450.3 million.

Jul 29, 2019 · The world’s most expensive painting to sell at auction is Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million on November 15, 2017 at Christie’s. Shattering previous records and exceeding auction expectations, the sale underscored market demand for the artist’s rare auction appearances, and the competition among collectors ...

Jan 7, 2025 · That’s easy to answer, and by quite a margin: The Salvator Mundi by Leonardo DaVinci is long-renowned as being the world’s most expensive painting. It sold at auction for just over $450 million in 2017 after being lost, and presumed destroyed, for many years.

Feb 14, 2024 · Here, we take look at some of the most expensive paintings ever sold in art history. Find out which Andy Warhol painting fetched a record-setting price at Christie's, as well as the controversy surrounding the world's most expensive painting, below.

The top contender on the list of the most expensive paintings ever was auctioned off at Christie’s New York in 2017 during a contemporary art event. Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci sold for $450 million following an intense 19-minute bidding war.

Bought by Griffin along with Pollock’s “Number 17A” for a total of $500 million ($300 for the de Kooning, $200 for the Pollock). Private sale, 2011. Seller: George Embiricos. Buyer: Royal Family of Qatar. This is the last version of this famous composition by Paul Cézanne still in private hands.