Ten of The Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold at Auction

It is not easy to appraise the paintings made by world-famous painters. We can only have information about the material values ​​of these paintings, which are only available at auction. Apart from the ones on our list, there are works that are known to almost all of us but have not been auctioned, that is, have not been sold and they could well go for a lot more than these on this list. All of the works listed in this article are those that have been officially auctioned and bought by someone for their values…

The Standard Bearer by Rembrandt - Sold For $198 Million (£174.16 Million)

The Standard Bearer by Rembrandt

– Sold For $198 Million (£174.16 Million)

Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O") by Pablo Picasso - Sold For $205 Million (£180Million)

Les Femmes d’Alger(“Version O”) by Pablo Picasso

– Sold For $205 Million (£180Million)

Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt - Sold For $206 Million (£181 Million)

Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt

– Sold For $206 Million (£181 Million)

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko - Sold For $213 Million (£187 Million)

No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko

– Sold For $213 Million (£187 Million)

Wasserschlangen II by Gustav Klimt - Sold For $213.8 Million (£188 Million)

Wasserschlangen II by Gustav Klimt

– Sold For $213.8 Million (£188 Million)

Number 17A by Jackson Pollock - Sold For $229 Million (£201 Million)

Number 17A by Jackson Pollock

– Sold For $229 Million (£201 Million)

Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) by Paul Gauguin - Sold For $240 Million (£211 Million)

Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) by Paul Gauguin

– Sold For $240 Million (£211 Million)

The Card Players by Paul Cézanne - Sold For $301 Million (£265 Million)

The Card Players by Paul Cézanne

– Sold For $301 Million (£265 Million)

Interchange by Willem de Kooning - Sold For $343 Million (£302 Million)

Interchange by Willem de Kooning

– Sold For $343 Million (£302 Million)

Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci - Sold For $497.8 Million (£437 Million)

Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci

– Sold For $497.8 Million (£437 Million)

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