5 world's most valuable paintings

The cost of art keeps rising every year. Here is our ranking of the top five most expensive paintings in the world, breaking all previous records.

1. Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi

Cost: 450.3 (34,076) million dollars

This oil painting, which cost about $1500 and sold for $450.3 million at Christie's auction in November 2017, had an initial estimate of $ 100 million. One of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest pieces, purchased by a private collector, this painting has long been discussed for the secrecy that surrounds it. 1. Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi

Cost: 450.3 (34,076) million dollars

This oil painting, which cost about $1500 and sold for $450.3 million at Christie's auction in November 2017, had an initial estimate of $ 100 million. One of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest pieces, purchased by a private collector, this painting has long been discussed for the secrecy that surrounds it.

Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. Photo credit: VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images/ Courtesy Christies

2. Paul Gauguin's When Are You Getting Married? and Willem Kooning's Interchange.
Price: $300 (22,702,000,000).

When will you tie the knot, or Nafea Faa Ipoipo? Paul Gauguin created Tahiti (in Tahitian) in 1892 whereas Willem Kooning, regarded as one of the founders of abstract expressionism, created Interchange in 1955. Due to the fact that both of these paintings were sold privately for $300 million each, they are tied for second place.

Photo credit: (left) When are you getting married? Josse Leemage Contributor-Getty Images/ (right) Interchange Art Institute of Chicago

3. The Card Players of Paul Cézanne

Price: $ 250 (₹18918) million

There are numerous versions of this canvas. Four characters were initially present in the composition, but Paul Cézanne steadily reduced their number until only two remained, who were complemented by a background that became more darker. The Musée d'Orsay, the Courtauld in London, the MET in New York, the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, and one that belonged to the Greek shipowner George Embiricos before being sold for $ 250 million to the Qatari royal family are all home to the five versions of the Card Players that are currently known to exist.

The Card Players of Paul C zanne. Photo credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images

4. Number 17A by Jackson Pollock

Price: $ 200 (₹15,135) million

Jackson Pollock, the father of abstract expressionism, is renowned for his use of the dripping method from 1947 to 1950. This canvas, which demonstrates an innovative technique, was purchased by billionaire Ken Griffin during a private sale in 2016 at the initiative of producer David Geffen. It was purchased at the same time as Interchange by Willem Kooning, previously mentioned (60 th fortune in the world according to Forbes and director of Dreamworks studios).

Number 17A by Jackson Pollock. Photo credit: Wikicommons

5. N ° 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko

Price: $ 186 (₹14,075) million

Dmitry Rybolovlev, a Russian tycoon, paid $ 186 million for this Mark Rothko painting from 1951 in 2014. Additionally, it is one of the pieces in the "Bouvier" scandal that pits Dmitry Rybolovlev against the allegedly dishonest Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier.

N 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko. Photo credit: Wikicommons

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