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The most expensive paintings ever sold at auction
Public auction results, final price including buyer's premium
| # | Entry | Year | Price (US$ million) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salvator Mundi Leonardo da Vinci · Christie's New York | 2017 | $450.3M | Verified |
| 2 |  Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer Gustav Klimt · Sotheby's New York | 2025 | $236.4M | Verified |
| 3 |  Shot Sage Blue Marilyn Andy Warhol · Christie's New York | 2022 | $195.0M | Verified |
| 4 | Number 7A Jackson Pollock · Christie's New York | 2026 | $181.2M | Verified |
| 5 |  Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O) Pablo Picasso · Christie's New York | 2015 | $179.4M | Verified |
| 6 | Nu couché Amedeo Modigliani · Christie's New York | 2015 | $170.4M | Verified |
| 7 | Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) Amedeo Modigliani · Sotheby's New York | 2018 | $157.2M | Verified |
| 8 |  Les Poseuses, ensemble (petite version) Georges Seurat · Christie's New York | 2022 | $149.2M | Verified |
| 9 |  Three Studies of Lucian Freud Francis Bacon · Christie's New York | 2013 | $142.4M | Verified |
| 10 |  Twelve Landscape Screens Qi Baishi · Poly Auction, Beijing | 2017 | $140.8M | Verified |
| 11 | Femme à la montre Pablo Picasso · Sotheby's New York | 2023 | $139.4M | Verified |
| 12 | La Montagne Sainte-Victoire Paul Cézanne · Christie's New York | 2022 | $137.8M | Verified |
| 13 |  L'empire des lumières René Magritte · Christie's New York | 2024 | $121.2M | Verified |
| 14 |  The Scream (pastel) Edvard Munch · Sotheby's New York | 2012 | $119.9M | Verified |
| 15 |  Verger avec cyprès Vincent van Gogh · Christie's New York | 2022 | $117.2M | Verified |
| 16 | Fillette à la corbeille fleurie Pablo Picasso · Christie's New York | 2018 | $115.0M | Verified |
| 17 | Meules Claude Monet · Sotheby's New York | 2019 | $110.7M | Verified |
| 18 | Untitled (1982) Jean-Michel Basquiat · Sotheby's New York | 2017 | $110.5M | Verified |
| 19 | Dame mit Fächer Gustav Klimt · Sotheby's London (£85.3m) | 2023 | $108.4M | Verified |
| 20 | Nude, Green Leaves and Bust Pablo Picasso · Christie's New York | 2010 | $106.5M | Verified |
Method
Paintings only (sculptures excluded). Prices are final auction prices including the buyer's premium, in nominal US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Flag = country of birth of the artist (present-day borders).
Sources
Auction results from Christie's, Sotheby's and Poly Auction, cross-checked with ARTnews, Artsy, Artprice and press reports
Verified: public, documented result. Reported: figure published by the press, not officially confirmed. Estimate: no audited figure exists.