10 most Expensive paintings

1. $135,000,000 - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

by Gustav Klimt

The outstanding piece of art created by Gustav Klimt in 1907, the painting was sold to cosmetics heir Ronald S. Lauder in 2006.

2. $104,100,000 - Garçon à la Pipe by Pablo Picasso

Garçon à la pipe (Boy with a pipe) was painted during the Rose Period
by Pablo Picasso in 1905, depicts a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand.

3. $95,200,000 - Dora Maar with Cat

by Pablo Picasso

One of the worlds most expensive Dora Maar au Chat (Dora Maar with Cat) is one of his last painted by Pablo Picasso1941, depicts Dora Maar, the painter's Croatian mistress, seated on a chair with a small cat perched on her shoulders.

The painting was sold on 3rd May, 06 at auction in Sotheby's.


4. $82,500,000 - Portrait of Dr. Gachet

by Vincent van Gogh

Portrait of Dr. Gachet is one of the two authentic versions of this portrait painted by well-regarded Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in June 1890.

The painting was successfully purchased by Japanese business man Ryoei Saito at great price $82.5 million ($75 million, plus a 10 percent buyer's commission) in auction Christie’s, New York.

5. $80,451,178 - Le Bassin Aux Nympheas

by Claude Monet

The highest price art piece sold at Christie's in Europewas ever recorded "Le Bassin Aux Nympheas" in June 2008. The painting was created by impressionist master Claude Monet in 1919.

6. $78,000,000 - Bal Au Moulin de la Galette

by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

This is also one of the paintings that Ryoei Saito bought together with Portrait of Dr. Gachet at Sotheby's in New York City for $ 78,000,000.

7. $76,700,000 - Massacre of the Innocents

by Peter Paul Rubens

In 1611 Peter Paul Rubens, created one of his remarkable piece of art “The Massacre of the Innocents, depicts an episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents as related in the Gospel of Matthew.

Nowadays the painting was saved and belongs to Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet at a 2002 Sotheby's auction with $ 76,700,000 worth own.

8. $71,500,000 - Portrait de l'Artiste sans Barbe

by Vincent van Gogh

This painting is one of the Vincent van Gogh famous self-portraits that he created during his lifetime in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France in September 1889

The painting depicts in 40 cm x 31 cm (16" x 13") canvas by the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face.

9. $60,500,000 - Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier
by Paul Cézanne

The most expensive still life ever sold at an auction Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier painted by Paul Cézanne in ca. 1893-1894. The painting was expressed complex emotions while still being based upon reality still life.

10. $55,000,000 - Femme aux Bras Croisés

by Pablo Picasso

In 1902 Pablo Picasso has done another his famous painting “Femme Aux Brah Croises (Woman with Folded Artms) during his Blue Period.

The painting shows a very beautiful and different tone of blue in sad emotion of the woman with her arms crossed and hopeless eyes.

At Christie’s Rockefeller in New York City where the painting was sold for $55,000,000 November 8, 2000.