Pricey Pictures
1/20"The Card Players" by Paul Cézanne, sold for $250 million in 2011.
"The Card Players" by Paul Cézanne, sold for $250 million in 2011.artcyclopedia.com!["No. 5, 1948" by Jackson Pollock, sold for $140 million in 2006.]()
2/20"No. 5, 1948" by Jackson Pollock, sold for $140 million in 2006.
"No. 5, 1948" by Jackson Pollock, sold for $140 million in 2006.Art Market Watch.com!["Woman III" by Willem De Kooning, sold for $137.5 million in 2006.]()
3/20"Woman III" by Willem De Kooning, sold for $137.5 million in 2006.
"Woman III" by Willem De Kooning, sold for $137.5 million in 2006.AP Photo!["Adele Bloch-Bauer I" by Gustav Klimt, sold for $135 million 2006.]()
4/20"Adele Bloch-Bauer I" by Gustav Klimt, sold for $135 million 2006.
"Adele Bloch-Bauer I" by Gustav Klimt, sold for $135 million 2006.AP Photo!["Nude Green Leaves, and Bust" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $106.5 million in 2010.]()
5/20"Nude Green Leaves, and Bust" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $106.5 million in 2010.
"Nude Green Leaves, and Bust" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $106.5 million in 2010.AP Photo!["Boy with a Pipe" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $104.2 million in 2004.]()
6/20"Boy with a Pipe" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $104.2 million in 2004.
"Boy with a Pipe" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $104.2 million in 2004.AP Photo!["Adele Bloch-Bauer II" by Gustav Klimt , sold for $87.9 million in 2006.]()
7/20"Adele Bloch-Bauer II" by Gustav Klimt , sold for $87.9 million in 2006.
"Adele Bloch-Bauer II" by Gustav Klimt , sold for $87.9 million in 2006.The Yorck Project!["Triptych, 1976" by Francis Bacon, sold for $86.3 million in 2008.]()
8/20"Triptych, 1976" by Francis Bacon, sold for $86.3 million in 2008.
"Triptych, 1976" by Francis Bacon, sold for $86.3 million in 2008.Sotheby's New York!["Portrait des Dr. Gachet" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $82.5 million 1990.]()
9/20"Portrait des Dr. Gachet" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $82.5 million 1990.
"Portrait des Dr. Gachet" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $82.5 million 1990.AP Photo!["False Start, 1959" by Jasper Johns, sold for $80.0 million 2006.]()
10/20"False Start, 1959" by Jasper Johns, sold for $80.0 million 2006.
"False Start, 1959" by Jasper Johns, sold for $80.0 million 2006.AP Photo!["Self Portrait by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $71.5 million in1989.]()
11/20"Self Portrait by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $71.5 million in1989.
"Self Portrait by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $71.5 million in1989.The Yorck Project!["Massacre of the Innocents" by Peter Paul Rubens, sold for $76.7 millions in 2002.]()
12/20"Massacre of the Innocents" by Peter Paul Rubens, sold for $76.7 millions in 2002.
"Massacre of the Innocents" by Peter Paul Rubens, sold for $76.7 millions in 2002.Ckeen!["Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier" by Paul Cézanne, $60.5 million.]()
13/20"Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier" by Paul Cézanne, $60.5 million.
"Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier" by Paul Cézanne, $60.5 million.Sotheby's, New York!["Portrait of Joseph Roulin" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $58 million plus exchange of 4 paintings by Monet, Renoir, Kandinsky and Picasso in 1989.]()
14/20"Portrait of Joseph Roulin" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $58 million plus exchange of 4 paintings by Monet, Renoir, Kandinsky and Picasso in 1989.
"Portrait of Joseph Roulin" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $58 million plus exchange of 4 paintings by Monet, Renoir, Kandinsky and Picasso in 1989.Getty Museum!["A Wheatfield with Cypresses" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $57 million in 1993.]()
15/20"A Wheatfield with Cypresses" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $57 million in 1993.
"A Wheatfield with Cypresses" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $57 million in 1993.National Gallery London!["Irises" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $53.9 million in 1987.]()
16/20"Irises" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $53.9 million in 1987.
"Irises" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $53.9 million in 1987.AP Photo![Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, sold for $78.1 million in 1989.]()
17/20Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, $49.3 million.
Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, sold for $78.1 million in 1989.musee-orsay.fr!["Les Noces de Pierrette" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $49.3 million in 1989.]()
18/20"Les Noces de Pierrette" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $49.3 million in 1989.
"Les Noces de Pierrette" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $49.3 million in 1989.AP Photo!["Yo, Picasso" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $47.85 million in 1989.]()
19/20"Yo, Picasso" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $47.85 million in 1989.
"Yo, Picasso" by Pablo Picasso, sold for $47.85 million in 1989.Sotheby's, New York!["Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $39.7 million in 1987.]()
20/20"Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $39.7 million in 1987.
"Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh, sold for $39.7 million in 1987.Ckeen
"The Scream", the iconic painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, will be auctioned at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art sale tonight. It is expected to be sold for as much as $80 million, which would make it one of the most expensive paintings ever sold at auction. Here's a look at some of the world's costliest paintings. (sources: Christies; Sotheby's; Business Insider; New York Times; The Independent; Forbes; BBC; About.com.)
