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15 Of The Most Expensive Paintings Ever Purchased

Here are the top 15 most expensive paintings ever sold, and who they were sold to.

1.

Irises Vincent van Gogh 110.7 Million. Buyer: Alan Bond

2.

Portrait of Joseph Roulin Vincent van Gogh 112 Million plus exchange of worksBuyer: Museum of Modern Art New York

3.

Francis Bacon, Three Studies of Lucien Freud, 1969, oil on canvas, 78 x 58 each canvas. Sold: 142.4 Million To: Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn

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4.

Dora Maar au Chat Pablo Picasso 111.5 MillionBuyer: Boris Ivanishvili

5.

Pablo Picasso, Le Rve, 1932, oil on canvas, 51 x 38. Sold: 155.9 Million To: Steve A. Cohen

6.

Jackson Pollock, No. 5, 1948, 1950, oil on fibreboard, 2.4 m x 1.2 m. Sold: 162.7 Million To: David Martinez

7.

Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1987, oil, silver, and gold on canvas, 54 x 54. Sold: 155.8 Million To: Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie, New York

8.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876, oil on canvas, 52 x 69. Sold: 141.5 Million To: Ryoei Saito

9.

Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, oil, tempera, and pastel on cardboard, 36 x 28.9. Sold: 122.2 Million To: Leon Black, New York financier

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10.

Vincent Van Gogh, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890, oil on canvas, 23.4 x 22.0. Sold: 149.5 Million To: Ryoei Saito

11.

Paul Cezanne, Card Players 5th version, 1894-1895, oil on canvas. Sold: 273 Million To: State of Qatar

12.

Willem de Kooning, Woman III, 1951-53, oil on canvas, 68 x 48.5. Sold: 159.8 Million To: Steve A. Cohen

13.

Flag Japser Johns, Sold 119.8 MillionBuyer: Steven A. Cohen

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14.

Nude, Green Leaves and Bust Pablo Picasso 115.7 MillionBuyer: Steven A. Cohen

15.

Pablo Picasso, Garon la pipe, 1905, oil on canvas, 39.4 x 32.0. Sold: 129.0 Million To: pasta baron Guido Barilla of the Barilla group

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