10 Most Expensive Works Of Art Ever Sold

A painting, which looks normal, can sometimes be sold for millions and not all are exhibited in the famous museums of the world. It is mostly sold out to some people, who keep it as a part of their expensive and extraordinary hobby.

Have a look at the list of most expensive paintings by old masters, impressionist, modern and contemporary artists, who’s estimated price is based on the facts and the sale history.

#10 Portrait of Joseph Roulin

Price: $110+ million

The Artist: Vincent van Gogh

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by a private collector in Zurich to the Museum of modern Art New York

Abstract of the painting: It is a painting of the Dutch Post-Impressionist movement measuring about 25*22 inch made of oil on canvas. The artist painted the entire Roulin family outside Arles, France near the mental asylum.

 

#9 Nude, Green Leaves And Bust

Price: $118.2 million

The Artist: Pablo Picasso

Buyer/ seller: Sold by Frances Lasker Brody

Abstract of the painting: It is 1932 painting of the cubist movement featuring Picasso’s mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. It measures about 64*51 inch made of oil on canvas. The vibrant blue and lilac canvas is more than five feet tall. Picaso was a communist from 1944 until his death in 1973

#8 The Scream

$120.7 million

The Artist: Edward Munch

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by Petter Olsen, a Norwegian real-estate developer to New York financier Leon Black

Abstract of the painting: It is a popular name given to each of the four versions of a composition by the expressionist artist. It shows a figure with an agonized expression against a landscape with a tumultuous orange sky.

 

#7 Garçon à la pipe

Price: $ 127.5 million

The Artist: Pablo Picasso

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by Greentree Foundation to Guido Barilla in 2004

Abstract of the Painting: It was painted in 1905 measuring 39*32 inch, made of oil on canvas. It was created when he was 24 years old, during his rose period. The Rose period paintings depict a more cheery style.  He painted it while he was living in the Montmarter section of Paris.

 

#6 Bal du moulin de la Galette

Price: $139.9 million

The Artist: Pierre- Auguste Renoir

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by Betsey Whitney to Ryoei Saito

Abstract of the painting: It is a 52*69 inch painting made of oil on canvas. It is a picture of a Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galatte in the district of Montmartre in Paris close to where he lived. It is one of Impressionism’s most celebrated masterpieces. It depicts the snapshot of real life that shows richness of form and flickering of light.

#5 Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Price: $147.8 million

The Artist: Vincent van Gogh

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by Siegfried Kramarsky to Ryoei Saito

Abstract of the painting: It is a 23*22 inch painting, made of oil on canvas, of the Dutch Post-Impressionist movement. It depicts Dr. Paul Gachet, who took care of van Gogh during the final months of his life. There are two versions of this portrait, both painted in June 1980 at Auvers.

 

#4 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Price: $154 million

The Artist: Gustav Klimt

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by Maria Altmann to Ronald Lauder and Neue Galerie

Abstract of the Painting: Apparently, the artist took three years to complete the painting. It measures about 54*54 inch, made of oil, silver and gold on canvas. It depicts an elaborate ornamentation in the Jugendstil style. It is painting of the Vienna Secession movement.

 

#3 Woman III

Price: $157.9 million

The Artist: de Kooning

Buyer/Seller: Sold by David Geffen to Steven A Cohen

Abstract of the Painting: It is one of a series of six paintings by the artist, de Kooning between 1951 and 1953, in which the theme focused was woman. It measures 68*49 inch, oil on canvas. It was owned by the Tehran museum since the late 1970’s, and was forbidden to be displayed after the 1970 revolution

#2 No.5, 1948

Price: $160.8 million

The Artist: Jackson Pollock

Buyer/ Seller: Sold by David Geffen to Steven A Cohen

Abstract of the Painting:  This particular painting was created on an 8*4 feet fiberboard. The artist used liquid paints shifting from the traditional manner of using paints on canvas. Pollock, the artist was inspired to create this painting out of his emotions. The painting is covered with thick amounts of yellow, brown and gray colors drizzled on it. The layout appears a nest-like and it has had a whole influnce to abstract expressionism. The artist is well-known for a defined style of drip painting is a major figure in abstract expressionist movement.

#1 The Card Players

Price: Estimated to be around $259 to $300 million.

The Artist: Paul Cézanne

Buyer/Seller: The Royal Family of Qatar

Abstract of the painting: It is a series of oil paintings by the French artist Paul Cézanne during the Post-Impressionist movement. There are five paintings in this series. The versions vary in size. It is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.