Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold

Leonardo's Salvator Mundi hit $450.3M on the auction block — yet a de Kooning reportedly sold for ~$300M in total silence.

The top 3

  1. Auction Kings: Public Hammer Records: Salvator Mundi's $450.3M dwarfs every rival ever sold under the gavel.
  2. Private-Sale Whales: The Quiet $250M+ Club: The real record-breakers change hands off the block — no paddle, no press.
  3. Records Within the Record: Living artists and women each hold their own crowns beneath the old-master ceiling.

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