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$39.7 Million Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, painted in 1888 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold to Yasuo Goto for $39.7 M (£ 24.75M) on March 30, 1987.Seller Helen Beatty, daughter- in-law of Chester Beatty Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers

$47.5 Million Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat, painted in 1890 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold to Steve Wynn for $47.5M in 1997 Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat

$49.3 Million Les Noces de Pierrette Les Noces de Pierrette, painted in 1905 by Pablo Picasso, was sold to Tomonori Tsurumaki for $49.3M on November 30, 1989

$53.9 Million Irises Irises, painted in 1889 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold to Alan Bond for $53.9M on November 11, 1987

$55.0 Million Femme aux Bras Croisés , painted in 1902 by Pablo Picasso, was sold for $55.0M on November 8, 2000. Seller McCormick family, Chicago Femme aux Bras Croisés

$57 Million A Wheatfield with Cypresses A Wheatfield with Cypresses, painted in 1889 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold to Walter H. Annenberg for $57M on May 1993. Buyer Walter H. Annenberg

$60.5 Million Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier, painted in 1894 by Paul Cézanne , was sold for $60.5M on May 10, 1999. Buyer Seller Whitney Family

$63.4 Million Men in Her Life, painted in 1962 by Andy Warhol, was sold to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani for $63.4M on November 8, 2010 It is a black and white painting inspired by the life of Elizabeth Taylor, a seven foot tall creation of the artist. Men in Her Life

$63.5 Million Police Gazette Police Gazette, painted in 1955 by Willem de Kooning, was sold to Steven A. Cohen for $63.5M on October 12, 2006

$66.3 Million L ’Allée des Alyscamps, painted in 1888 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold for $66.3M on May 5, 2015. is a pair of paintings by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1888 in Arles, France, it depicts autumnal scenes in the Alyscamps, an ancient Roman necropolis in Arles which is lined with poplars and stone sarcophagi. L ’Allée des Alyscamps

$67.45 Million La Gommeuse, painted in 1901 by Pablo Picasso, was sold for $67.45M on November 5, 2015. Seller William I. Koch. Is a 1901 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It dates from his so-called Blue period and is noted for its caricature of Picasso's friend Pere Mañach painted on the reverse. It was offered for sale ex the William I. Koch collection at a Sotheby's, New York, auction on 5 November 2015. La Gommeuse

$68 Million The Gross Clinic, painted in 1875 by Thomas Eakins, was sold to Philadelphia Museum of Art for $68M on April 12, 2007. Seller Thomas Jefferson University It is oil on canvas and measures 8 feet by 6.5 feet . Dr. Samuel D. Gross, a seventy-year-old professor dressed in a black frock coat, lectures a group of Jefferson Medical College students. The Gross Clinic

$69.0 Million Nude Sitting on a Divan, painted in 1917 by Amedeo Modigliani, was sold for $69.0M on November 2, 2010. Seller Halit Cıngıllıoglu The work was one of a series of nudes painted by Modigliani in 1917 that created a sensation when exhibited in Paris that year. Nude Sitting on a Divan

$70.6 Million Diana and Actaeon, painted in 1556 – 1559 by Titian, was sold to the National Galleries of Scotland& National Gallery, London for $70.6M on February 1, 2009. Seller Duke of Sutherland Considered amongst Titian's greatest works. It portrays the moment in which the goddess Diana meets Actaeon. Diana and Actaeon

$71.5 Million Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe, painted in 1889 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold for $71.5M on November 19, 1998. Seller Heirs of Jacques Koerfer. Van Gogh's dozens of self-portraits were an important part of his oeuvre as a painter. Most probably, Van Gogh's self-portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face, i.e. his right side in the image is in reality the left side of his face. Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe

$71.7 Million Green Car Crash Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I), painted in 1963 by Andy Warhol, was sold to Philip Niarchos for $71.7M on May 16, 2007 . Seller Private collection, Zürich. Green Car Crash is a painting by the American artist Andy Warhol.

$72.8 Million White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose), painted in 1950 by Mark Rothko, was sold to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani for $72.8M on May 15, 2007 Seller David Rockefeller White Center

$75 Million Darmstadt Madonna, painted in 1526 by Hans Holbein, was sold to Reinhold Würth for ~$ 75 M (€ 50-60M) on July 12, 2011. Seller Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. The work shows the Bürgermeister of Basel Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, his first wife , his current wife, and his daughter grouped around the Madonna and infant Jesus. The meaning of the two other male figures on the left side is, like the overall iconography of the image, not entirely clear. The image testified to the resolutely Catholic faith of the Bürgermeister, who actively opposed the Reformation. Darmstadt Madonna

$75.1 Million No 1 (Royal Red and Blue), painted in 1954 by Mark Rothko, was sold for $75.1M on November 13, 2012. Seller John and Anne Marion Color Field painting by the Abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)

$78.1 Million Bal du moulin de la Galette Bal du moulin de la Galette, painted in 1876 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, was sold to Ryoei Saito for $78.1M on May 17, 1990. Seller Betsey Whitney. It is housed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and is one of Impressionism's most celebrated masterpieces. The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in the district of Montmartre in Paris. In the late 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time there dancing, drinking, and eating galettes into the evening.

$80.5 Million Le Bassin aux Nymphéas Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, painted in 1919 by Claude Monet, was sold for $80.5 M (£ 40.9M) on June 24, 2008. Seller J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller.

$81.9 Million Triple Elvis Triple Elvis, painted in 1963 by Andy Warhol, was sold for $81.9M on November 12, 2014. Seller WestSpiel. is a 1963 painting by the American artist Andy Warhol

$82.5 Million Portrait of Dr. Gachet, painted in 1890 by Vincent van Gogh, was sold to Ryoei Saito for $82.5M on May 15, 1990. Seller Siegfried Kramarsky family. Is one of the most revered paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. It depicts Dr. Paul Gachet who took care of Van Gogh during the final months of his life. There are two authenticated versions of the portrait, both painted in June 1890 at Auvers-sur- Oise. Both show Gachet sitting at a table and leaning his head on his right arm but they are easily differentiated in color and style. Portrait of Dr. Gachet

$86.9 Million Orange, Red, Yellow, painted in 1961 by Mark Rothko, was sold for $86.9M on May 8, 2012. Seller Estate of David Pincus. The seller was the estate of David Pincus and the sale price represents a record nominal price for Post-War contemporary art at public auction and for Rothko works in general. Orange, Red

$87.9 Million Adele Bloch-Bauer II, painted in 1912 by Gustav Klimt, was sold for $87.9M on November 2, 2006. Seller Maria Altmann Adele Bloch-Bauer II

$95.2 Million Dora Maar au Chat, painted in 1941 by Pablo Picasso, was sold to Boris Ivanishvili for $95.2M on May 3, 2006. Seller Gidwitz family. It depicts Dora Maar, the painter's lover, seated on a chair with a small cat perched on her shoulders. This work is one of the world's most expensive paintings. Dora Maar au Chat

$104.2 Million Garçon à la pipe, painted in 1905 by Pablo Picasso, was sold for $104.2M on May 4, 2004, possibly to Barilla Group. Seller Greentree foundation (Whitney family). It was painted in 1905 when Picasso was 24 years old, during his Rose Period, soon after he settled in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. The oil on canvas painting depicts a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand and wearing a garland or wreath of flowers. Garçon à la pipe

$106.5 Million Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, painted in 1932 by Pablo Picasso, was sold for $106.5M on May 4, 2010. Seller Frances Lasker Brody estate. Pablo Picasso, featuring his mistress Marie- Thérèse Walter. Nude, Green Leaves and Bust

$110.0 Millon Flag Flag, painted in 1954 by Jasper Johns, was sold to Steven A. Cohen for $110.0M on March 2010. Seller Jean-Christophe Castelli. Flag is an encaustic painting by the American artist Jasper Johns. Created when Johns was 24 , two years after he was discharged from the US Army, this painting was the first of many works that Johns has said were inspired by a dream of the U.S. flag in 1954. It is arguably the painting for which Johns is best known.