What is the world's most expensive painting ever sold?

gharsh1991

Van Ghoug's self portrait or that flower one May 19 06, 9:08 AM

beeaydee

The current record holder for most expensive painting is Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr.Gachet," which was bought by Ryohei Saito, chairman of Japan's Daishowa Paper Manufacturing, in 1990 for $82 million at the end of the 1980s art frenzy. http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/01/0502hot.html May 19 06, 9:13 AM

Brainyblonde

The 10 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold $104 million for Boy with a Pipe by Pablo Picasso (2004) $95.2 million for Dora Maar with Cat by Pablo Picasso (2006) $82.5 million for Portrait du Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh (1990) $78.1 million for Au Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1990) $76.7 million for The Massacre of the Innocents by Paul Rubens (2002) $71.5 million for Portrait de L'Artiste sans Barbe by Vincent van Gogh (1998) $60.5 million for Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cézanne (1999) $55 million for Femme aux Bras Croises by Pablo Picasso (2000) $53.9 million for Irises by Vincent van Gogh (1987) $51.7 million for Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso (1989) $49.5 million for Femme Assise dans Un Jardin by Pablo Picasso (1999) http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0921837.html May 19 06, 9:14 AM

lanfranco

And here is Picasso's Rose Period "Boy with a Pipe" for those who might be interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Period May 19 06, 11:28 AM

SOTHC

It just goes to show that some people have an obscene amount of money to waste on something you can get a decent xerox copy of for less than the price of a pint of beer. May 19 06, 12:28 PM

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