16 of the most expensive paintings that were put up for auction (17 photos)

Unique works of art have always been extremely highly valued. Especially often, unbelievably shocking price tags are placed on paintings (it doesn’t matter at all whether they were painted by modern artists or classics). And the stranger the plot depicted on the canvas, the higher the final price will be.





However, nothing can stop true connoisseurs of art. Wealthy collectors and museums race to track down and buy rare works of art, not at all embarrassed to pay far-from-modest sums for them. Below is a list of the most expensive paintings that already have happy owners. Look at them carefully and tell me, how much would you be willing to pay for such art?

Kazimir Malevich, "Suprematist Composition"



Year of creation: 1916

Final price: $85 million

Buyer: Anonymous

Pablo Picasso, "Dora Maar with a cat"

Year of creation: 1941

Final price: $95.2 million

Buyer: Private collector, exact name unknown

Barnett Newman, "The Color of Anna"



Year of creation: 1968

Final price: $105.7 million

Buyer: Anonymous

Jean-Michel Basquiat, "Untitled"



Year of creation: 1982

Final price: $110.5 million

Buyer: art collector Yusaku Maezawa

Edvard Munch, "The Scream"



Year of creation: 1893

Final price: $119 million

Buyer: Leon David Black - American investor

There are five versions of The Scream in total. The one made in pastels was purchased by a private person.

Gustav Klimt, portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I



Year of creation: 1907

Final price: $135 million

Buyer: American entrepreneur Ronald Lauder

Willem de Kooning, "Woman III"



Year of creation: 1953

Final price: $137.5 million

Buyer: millionaire Steven Cohen

Jason Pollock, "No. 5"



Year of creation: 1948

Final price: $140 million

Buyer: American producer David Lawrence Geffen

Rembrandt van Rijn, “Portraits of Maarten Solmans and Opien Koppit”



Year of creation: 1634

Final price: $160 million

Buyer: Louvre and Dutch State Museum

Pablo Picasso, "Algerian Women"



Year of creation: 1955

Final price: $179.3 million

Buyer: Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Mark Rothko, "Violet, Green and Red"



Year of creation: 1951

Final price: $186 million

Buyer: Dmitry Rybolovlev

Andy Warhol, "Marilyn Diptych"



Year of creation: 1964

Final price: $195 million

Buyer: British Tate Gallery

Paul Cezanne, "The Card Players"



Year of creation: 1893

Final price: $250 million

Buyer: Qatar Museums Authority

Willem de Kooning, "The Exchange"



Year of creation: 1955

Final price: $300 million

Buyer: Kenneth Griffin - American billionaire

Paul Gauguin, “When is the wedding?”



Year of creation: 1892

Final price: $300 million

Buyer: Qatar Museums Authority

Leonardo Da Vinci, "Salvator Mundi"



Year of creation: 1499

Final price: $450.3 million

Buyer: Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud - Prince of Saudi Arabia