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Salvator Mundi
Leonardo da Vinci(attribution disputed)c. 1500November 15, 20171Dmitry RybolovlevBadr bin Abdullah Al SaudChristie's, New York
~$407~$300
Interchange
Willem de Kooning1955September 20151David Geffen FoundationKenneth C. GriffinPrivate sale
$358 +$250 +
The Card Players
Paul Cézanne1892/93April 20111George EmbiricosState of QatarPrivate sale
285210
Nafea Faa Ipoipo(When Will You Marry?)
Paul Gauguin1892September 20142Rudolf Staechelin heirsState of QatarPrivate sale
~$272~$200
Number 17A
Jackson Pollock1948September 20154David Geffen FoundationKenneth C. GriffinPrivate sale
254183.8
Wasserschlangen II
Gustav Klimt1904–190720132Yves BouvierDmitry RybolovlevPrivate sale
253$186(€140)
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)
Mark Rothko1951August 20143Cherise MoueixDmitry RybolovlevPrivate sale viaYves Bouvier
244$180(€160 million)
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Rembrandt1634February 1, 20167Éric de RothschildRijksmuseumand LouvrePrivate sale
243.6179.4
Les Femmes d'Alger("Version O")
Pablo Picasso1955May 11, 20155Private collectionHamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al ThaniChristie's, New York
242.5236.3
Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Gustav Klimt1914-1916November 18, 202510Estate of Leonard LauderSotheby's, New York
235.3$198(€175)
The Standard Bearer
Rembrandt1636February 202210Rothschild familyRijksmuseumPrivate sale
231.5170.4
Nu couché
Amedeo Modigliani1917/18November 9, 20159Laura Mattioli RossiLiu YiqianChristie's, New York
223.6140
No. 5, 1948
Jackson Pollock1948November 2, 20061David GeffenDavid MartinezPrivate sale via Sotheby's
219.6137.5
Woman III
Willem de Kooning1953November 18, 20062David GeffenSteven A. CohenPrivate sale via Larry Gagosian
216.7165
Masterpiece
Roy Lichtenstein1962January 201712Agnes GundSteven A. CohenPrivate sale
215.6135
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Gustav Klimt1907June 18, 20061Maria AltmannRonald Lauder, Neue GaleriePrivate sale via Christie's
214.5195
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
Andy Warhol1964May 9, 202211Thomas and Doris AmmannLarry GagosianChristie's, New York
214.2155
Le Rêve
Pablo Picasso1932March 26, 20136Steve WynnSteven A. CohenPrivate sale
203.382.5
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
Vincent van Gogh1890May 15, 19901Siegfried Kramarsky heirsRyoei SaitoChristie's, New York
201.6157.2
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Amedeo Modigliani1917May 15, 2018Ezra and David NahmadSotheby's, New York
201.2150
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Gustav Klimt1912201610Oprah WinfreyUnidentified buyer in ChinaPrivate sale via Larry Gagosian
196.8142.4
Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Francis Bacon1969November 12, 20138Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve WynnChristie's, New York
192.578.1
Bal du moulin de la Galette
Pierre-Auguste Renoir1876May 17, 19902Betsey WhitneyRyoei SaitoSotheby's, New York
184.9$140.8(¥931.5)
Twelve Landscape Screens
Qi Baishi1925December 17, 2017Beijing Poly Auction
177.6104.2
Garçon à la pipe
Pablo Picasso1905May 5, 20043Greentree Foundation(Whitney family)Guido Barilla (suspected)Sotheby's, New York
177.3149.2
Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)
Georges Seurat1888November 9, 20221Paul G. AllenChristie's, New York
168.2119.9
The Scream
Edvard Munch1895May 2, 20128Petter OlsenLeon BlackSotheby's, New York
165.9120
Otahi
Paul Gauguin1893201310Yves BouvierDmitry RybolovlevPrivate sale
165118
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion
Amedeo Modigliani191620128Steven A. CohenDmitry RybolovlevPrivate sale via Yves Bouvier
164137.7
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Paul Cezanne1888-1890November 9, 20222Paul G. AllenChristie's, New York
162.4110
Flag
Jasper Johns1958March 20107Jean-Christophe CastelliSteven A. CohenPrivate sale, estimated price
157.2106.5
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Pablo Picasso1932May 4, 20109Frances Lasker Brody estateLeonard Blavatnik (suspected)Christie's, New York
155.8$58 plus exchange ofworks
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
Vincent van Gogh1889August 1, 19891Private collection, ZürichMuseum of Modern Art New YorkPrivate sale viaThomas Ammann,Fine Art Zurich
153.9107.5
L’Homme assis au verre
Pablo Picasso1914May 2011Yves BouvierDmitry RybolovlevPrivate sale viaYves Bouvier
152.753.9
Irises
Vincent van Gogh1889November 11, 19871John Whitney Payson, son of Joan Whitney PaysonAlan BondSotheby's, New York
152.195.2
Dora Maar au Chat
Pablo Picasso1941May 3, 20066Gidwitz familyBoris IvanishviliSotheby's, New York
149.5100
Eight Elvises
Andy Warhol1963October 200810Annibale BerlingieriThe State of Qatar (suspected)Private sale via Philippe Ségalot
147.4115
Young Girl with a Flower Basket
Pablo Picasso1905May 8, 2018David and Peggy RockefellerThe Nahmad familyChristie's, New York
147.2139.3
Femme à la montre
Pablo Picasso1932November 9, 2023Emily Fisher Landau's estateAnonymous buyerSotheby's, New York
$146.1 +$105.7 +(¥10,300)
Anna's Light
Barnett Newman1968October 4, 2013DIC Corp.Private sale

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