Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings in The World Ever Sold

10. Irises by Vincent Van Gogh : $53,900,000

Vincent van Gogh painted this at Saint Paul de Mausole, Saint-Remy-de-Povence, France, in 1889, 1 year before his death. In 1987, this painting is the most expensive painting at the time, when sold for $ 53.9 million to Alan Bond. Finally then sold again to the Getty Museum in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Irises by Vincent Van Gogh

9. Femme aux Bras Croises by Pablo Picasso: $55,006,000

This painting was painted in 1901 by Pablo Picasso, the days of “Blue Period” (1901-1904), during which Picasso had “darkness” and the sadness in his life. The beauty and blue in his paintings at that time is dominant. This painting sold for 55 million US dollars at auction at Christie’s Rockefeller, New York in December 8th 2000.

Femme aux Bras Croises by Pablo Picasso

8. Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cezanne: $60,502,500

This painting was painted by Paul Cezanne in 1893-1894 period. Sold at auction in Sotheby’s, New York, at a price of $ 60.5 million on May 10, 1999. The buyer is Whitneys family. Whitney, who was born from a wealthy family, is a project financier, publisher, Hollywood film producer, and a philanthropist.

Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cezanne

7. Portrait de l’Artiste Sans Barbe By Vincent Van Gogh: $71,502,496

This painting is one of the many self-portrait of Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. He painted it in September 1889 in Saint Remy Provence, France. This oil painting measures 40 cm x 31 cm. This self-portrait was painted without beard, not like the paintings of other self portrait that always there’s no beard. This self-portrait became one of the world’s most expensive painting when it sold in 1998 in New York with the price of U.S. $ 71.5 million.

Portrait de l'Artiste Sans Barbe by Vincent Van Gogh

6. Massacre of the Innocents By Peter Paul Rubens: $ 76,700,000 

Painted by Peter Paul Rubens, in the year 1611. This painting sold for $76.7 million at Sotheby’s auction in 2002 with the buyer named Kenneth Thomson, one of the richest businessman in Canada also British royal anchestor and a collector of paintings.

Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens

5. Bal Au Moulin de la Gallet By Pierre-Auguste Renoir: $ 78,000,000

Painted by French painter, Pierre Auguste Renoir in 1876. On May 17, 1990, the painting was sold for $ 78 million in Sotheby’s auction, purchased by Ryoei Saito who bought Vincent van Gogh “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” painting as well.

Bal Au Moulin de la Gallet

4. Portrait of Dr Gachet by Vincent van Gogh: $82,500,000

The painting that painted by this impressionis Dutch painter suddenly became famous in the world when a Japanese businessman named Ryoei Saito bought it for $ 82.5 million in Christie’s auction place, New York. Saito was so loved with this painting, so he wanted to be cremated with this picture when he later died. Saito died in 1996 but the picture remains safe, did not cremated with him.
Vincent van Gogh self portrait of Dr. Gachet’s have 2 versions, other versions are in the museums of Paris and very different color paintings owned by Saito.

Portrait of Dr Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh

3. Dora with Cat By Pablo Picasso: $95,200.000 

Painted by Pablo Picasso in 1941. This self-portrait painting caused controversy, because one thinks that this picture describes her lover, Dora Maar, a photographer artist who became Picasso’s girlfriend for 10 years (1930 -1940). This painting sold for $ 95.2 million  in the auction at Sotheby’s, dated May 3rd, 2006.

Dora with Cat by Pablo Picasso

2. Garcon a la Pipe By Pablo Picasso: $ 104,100,000

This 100 x 81.3 cm dimension oil painting, is the work of Pablo Picasso (Spanish nationality). It depicts a boy of the city of Paris holding the pipe in his right hand. Painted in the “Rose Period” (1904-1906), during which Picasso paintings and brightly patterned predominantly orange and pink color. This painting is not fashionable “cubist” like others paintings of Picasso. Sold for $ 104.1 millions at Sotheby’s auction in New York, May 4th, 2004.

Garcon a la Pipe by Pablo Picasso

1. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baeur By Gustav Klimt: $135,000,000

Painted in 1907 by the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. This painting had confiscated by the Nazi Germany when the Nazis occupied Austria. In 2006, a cosmetics entrepreneur named Ronard S. Lauder, bought the painting for $ 135 millions. The painting was later exhibited in his gallery, the Neue Galerie, New York.

Portrait of Adele Bloch Baeur