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What is the world's most expensive painting ever sold?
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#65920. Asked by myjoey.
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gharsh1991
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Van Ghoug's self portrait or that flower one
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beeaydee
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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
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Brainyblonde
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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
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SOTHC
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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.
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