Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
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10. Masterpiece by Roy Lichtenstein - Value $165 Million
9. Nu Couché by Amedeo Modigliani - Value $170.4 Million
8. Les Femmes d’ Alger (Version O) by Pablo Picasso - Value $179.4 Million
7. Pendant Portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt - Value $180 Million
6. No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) by Mark Rothko - Value $186 Million
5. Number 17A by Jackson Pollock - Value $200 Million
4. The Card Players by Paul Cezanne - Value $250 Million
3. Nafea Faa Ipoipo by Paul Gauguin - Value $300 Million
2. Interchange by Willem de Kooning - Value $300 Million
1. Salvator Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci - Value $450.3 Million
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So are we just going to pretend that the high price tags on these artworks are because of their artistic value and totally not because the ultra rich are using them to avoid taxes and launder money?
Yep
Jealous much?
Personally I'd prefer "Dogs Playing Poker" to a fair portion of those paintings.
Same
5:03
$176 M?
It's a bunch of squares painted on canvas, I can just do that myself and save $175,999,900.
I think canvas and paint is slightly more expensive than you realize.
@@briancrawford8751
OK, I'll give it $500 instead of just $100.
@@mikeg4972 That's probably more like it. Also, one would have to budget in a few weeks to learn how to do that. I had a gf in college who took a studio art class for the humanities requirement, and her professor had students paint squares and rectangles, so through her I found out that it's harder than it seems, but it's not as hard as painting a decent portrait of a person.
There is a theory a lot of rich people spend crap loads of money on art in a way to launder dirty cash. I don't know the in and out of money laundering so don't know if this theory is credible or not.
It's true.
Merry Christmas Simon to you and your family
Apparently not that merry for him, he's still narrating.
The hell would I pay millions for a painting of different colored blocks. A 5 year old could do better.
Muppet!
I really couldnt agree more, and commented on that as well. I do understand their purpose, and realize their art so i wouldnt go so harsh in my criticism as you did. However to in any way put them in the same league as the master artists is a travesty, and imho was a sign of the deterioration of society and humanitys sanity. We have now gone almost completely insane as a species in general, but lucky for us extinction is not far off either, so toodle-oo silly humans, play times over, its back to reality, time to wake up smell the coffee and pay the tab. Lmfao. Bye. 👋
@@donfields1234 I would definitely agree with the original posters harsh judgement. It seems that the totally disconnected message that goes with the art has more value than the art itself. As far as the art, I think a 1 year old could do better but goo goo gaa gaa wouldn't be much of a message for the idiots that stand in front of these paintings to discuss, while patting each other on the back about how enlightened they are & the peasants that are not. The people that spend this amount of money on scribbles & blocks are, without a doubt just buying a personal status symbol, hey I'm so rich I can buy scribbles for millions!!! I also agree with you that the human race has gone completely insane & totally brain dead!!!!
When he said the card players I was expecting the one with the dogs playing poker ... so disappointing
Compared to some of this garbage, the dogs are a masterpiece.
considering dogs playing poker sold for $658,000. it's no slouch in the price department either.
@drew pedersen -I don't think cats have the patience for poker.
Congratulations, Simon, you nailed the pronunciation of Modigliani almost exactly. "gli" is the hardest Italian sound for English speakers to pronounce correctly.
I'm no expert, but how is three differently coloured rectangles art?
It is doubtful if these paintings are the most valuable ones in the world, because many famous paintings simply don't change hands.
My gues would be that, if it came on the market, the Mona Lisa would outsell any other painting in the world.
Strange, we bigfoots don't have paintings out here in the woods
Did you copy Justin Y.'s approach to gain likes and followers
@Purple Guy do you know how to tap on the commentors name to get your comment directed to them? Thats how, lol,✌
10 biggest wastes of money 😣
Nonsense... better than money in the bank!
Imagine being one of those painters only to realize in 100 years your painting would be sold for millions
Art pieces generally hold their value and can be used as a safe investment with a huge payoff for the super rich that are void of most taxes
A lot of art dealing is not really about the painting
I would have expected just one Bob Ross painting.
Nah. That is not 'fine art'.
With loads of happy trees, no i think the elite dig ole bobby for more vulgar reasons that are not nearly as expensive....yuck...i have to go wash my brain now...
@@ekramer2478 blasphamy, what finer happier trees have you ever seen bestowed on the canvas!?!?!?
@@donfields1234 Oh none and quite agreed.
I can appreciate that these are rare and valuable and might mean something to certain people, but they really don't do much of anything for me.
Simon, a very blessed Merry Christmas to you! Many greetings for share your amazing videos during this year! I love so much to watch your videos!!! Sure they are most amazing!!!
Honestly cash laundering through art is kinda ingenious and a lot better than a ton of the other ideas
And of course to your team as well
Where’s the ten richest dogs playing poker painting?
that "only" sold for $658,000
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Can't believe there are so many people who don't understand what art is all these here are masterpieces and are worth what they were sold for stop criticising them!
I had to do a double-take when Simon said that one of the buyers of these paintings' last name was Museums.
U could do a top ten of paintings of people holding that stupid orb and pointing pose. I swear there's like 100 pieces of art work on church walls paintings etc like that.
Thanks for the video! awesome as always... #1
"Hmmm... I COULD save thousands of innocent children from starvation and painful death, OR I could buy this picture." - Some billionaire
Merry Christmas, Simon
They are awesome paintings.
Another brilliant top 10 there Simon
No "Dogs Playing Poker" by Coolidge?
Clearly I should be driving a cab.
So many of these were brilliant...and so many were overrated junk.
And which is what..
happy holidays
Art is used as value tokens that can be moved, sold, traded, and borrowed against. It’s better than real estate and can be kept out of reach of officials looking to seize assets, and mostly have the destination in a Freeport warehouse in a stable country.
So "Nu couché" translate to "naked laying down" and "Nu couche" is "Naked Diaper". Guess the one Simon said.... XD.
Now I know why the painter of our house charges so much money
I didn't go into this video expecting to be disgusted, but I guess I should have. I struggle to pay all my bills; others can't afford to buy their medicine or even eat. But millions of dollars on a canvas? Yes, certainly a useful way to spend your money!
As a Van Gogh lover ,art has a certain magic to it from the great ones. The money reflects that and like the others said laundering ,tax avoidance and I would add bragging rights.
In speculative thought: What if Vermeer's Girl With The Pearl Earring (The Mona Lisa of the north as it is referred to). Would it break the top five here? Just a thought.
Salvador Mundi should be attributed to the restorer !
Whilst painting my garage, I spilt 2 cans of different coloured paint..... the end product looks much more creative than all of the ridiculously priced modern garbage shown here..... I’ve yet to name my “artwork” , I must move the car and have a look at it and decide what to call it. In view of what we’ve seen here, maybe “wankers delight” would be appropriate and draw a huge price,.....it comes with a house 😎
this guy is everywhere under variety agency channels
I think people dont understand how dangerous the art world can be. Art is frequently used as currency for very shady things. Like arms and high volume drug buys. You cant give someone a check for illegal things. But you can give them a painting. Another reason is that 1 million dollars in 100's weighs about 20 lbs, and takes up alot of space. A painting can be easily smuggled, and is easy to carry.
Art? You mean tax write off for rich people
Got to hide your money somehow. 1/4 billion dollars for paint and canvas seems legit.
Merry Christmas Simon. But I never thought paintings as important and the prices are just stupid. Most of these paintings look terrible Picasso is one of the worst. Why do idiots pay these prices.
@drew pedersen Only ones I see as worth it were DaVinci and Rembrandt. Never could stand Picasso. Honestly what he based it on was a far nicer work IMHO. (Father was a classically trained artist...this shite tended to frost him. lol. Youngest person at time ever allowed to do copy work at the Met. Yes, one of the things he did that was that was a Rembrandt, and yes, it was lovely). They try to assign those values because the style is 'new', 'different', etc. Some of that honestly just looks like the canvas boards I clean my brushes on.
@drew pedersen I alas do not have the Rembrandt and love the paintings so much as to be unready to part (He passed in 1980) but I do sell my own adaptations to acrylic of Bob Ross. Laughs.
@drew pedersen Hah! Loved that hair. Too, he was an amazing cure for insomnia.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the money launderer 😂🎨
Rembrandt had one of his masterpieces Aristotle Contemplating A Bust of Homer sold in the 1960s for a paltry $2.3 million, the highest paid and considered a huge sum at that period.
Uuuugggggggghhhhhh minimalism uuugghhhhhhh cubism
“Let’s just paint some vertical lines with one yellow circle and get millions$$$$”
Merry Christmas 🎁🎄.
The money isn't that important, but those are ten of the ugliest paintings in the world!
Can you do a video about the final painting? It sounds very interesting
more suited for business blaze or one of his other channels
I can't stand Pollock. Completely overrated. On that note, Happy Holidays Simon!
Happy Holidays to all puff puff
Love this video❤️
Art is free. We have thumbs. Make a thing.
Pollock is a classic example of someone who could get a monkey to bang out a couple of his 'works' and no-one would tell the difference.
Truly, a fool and his money are soon parted. Geoff Who thinks some of those were just paint rags.
The most expensive paintings in the world have never been sold and never Will the most expensive would be de nachtwacht in het Rijksmuseum
That or the Mona Lisa!
Great video thanks TopTenz team.
Having said that, I find paying hundreds of millions for a painting reprehensible. People are dying due to lack of water and Qatar is spending over half a billion dollars on 2 paintings.
You tube is displaying NEW maddening, unnecessary numbers, directionals, etc. It virtually blocks all that might be seen, including you Simon
I could only dream
Crap paintings with expensive value the world is wicked 🖤
I wouldn't have any of those on my walls even if I had the money... my best friend's son and daughter can paint better than what was shown in the video
That was very interesting
No. "Nafea faa ipoipo" means "When will you marry?" NOT "Will you marry me?". Trust me, I should know this...my mom keeps asking me this same question every time we have a conversation!
If you have $170million + to spend on art, you should be taxed until you bleed. No one needs that much money while everyone else scrambles around for the leftovers
Didn’t u forgot the scream from munch?
Well. I suppose I could sell my icon for 5 million or so.
Regarding the video itself, it would be nice if you showed us more of the actual paintings up close, but I have complained before about you not showing enough of the subject you are commenting on. Regarding the art prices - outrageous.. When people are starving and homeless, to spend that amount of money on art is scandalous.
Apart from the modern art trash it's an insult for a saudi prince, japanese, chinese or even an American to have any classic European masters. It belongs in Europe proper only!
With only a couple exceptions, you can really air quote the word "art" for these.
Do we have a Top Tens video yet for stupidly rich people paying stupid amounts of money for questionably valuable things yet? 🤔
More money than sense.
Terrible tax write offs
Could someone please tell Simon that it's abstract expressionism not abstract impressionism
A bank account has to give away tax, a painting doesnt have tax on it. I have always wondered if people buy these to not pay taxes, these billionaires are the ones who should pay not average people that barely have enough money to survive.
The record for my artwork is £3. I have a little way to go.
I loved taking a humanities class and learning about art. My favorite is the painting Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church (great painting if anyone wants to look it up!). Thanks for sharing these, it's crazy how much people will pay for one piece of art, though in a sense, they're also buying a piece of history.
If, when you have so much money that you don't know what to do with it, you but "art". Or you shoot a Tesla in orbit😉🎅👋
Meanwhile poor hardworking folk end up killing themselves because they cant afford a life for their families.
I might break out the old paint set and smash out a few. Any hedge-fund billionaires want to wager a few hundred thousand on an up-and-coming talentless hack? It might be the next big thing it art.
Even if I were a billionaire I wouldn't waste money on art. I'd simply do what I do now to decorate the walls: go to Google images and fire up the printer. Thankfully as expensive as it is printer ink is still far cheaper than some 100yo painting that only people with more money than brains care about.
Or you could do like Bill Gates does,and use digital frames. Whenever you get tired of a painting just change the picture being displayed.
It's a talking piece for these rich millionaires they spent $8 million dollar on three lines up and down a piece of paper one pink one blue the other Gray take me to the 99 cent store and I'll gladly put three lines on a piece of paper for you for half the price😅😂🤣😭
Dumb rich people buying paintings of boxes and lines just to dodge taxes.
most expensive fart ever
Shouldnt Jejus be the most expensive painting🙂😏😅
Well color me speechless
I guess I won't feel guilty if I sucker someone into paying $20 for one of my paintings. ;-)
I;ll give ya $25. show me what ya got
Just like the "money" paid for them, most of this art value relies soley on the faith of the "buyers" in general. Thus most people, logical, intelligent people, see these prices as the absurdity they are. Luckily in truth neither the money nor most of these paintings are worth more than the "paper" itself.
My paintings suck
I don't get art. Personally, I wouldn't give tuppence for all of these welded together.
Hmmm...I wonder if the, “Banana Duct Taped to a Wall” that premiered a few weeks ago at Art Basel in Miami, Florida will be on this list.
Seriously. It is a real banana. Duct taped to a wall. And to buy it, you must have squillions of dollars!!!
I'll just by a poster
Art prices are completely obscene. Original art, unless commissioned by a patron, should belong to the public and displayed in museums. Just sayin'...
Museums are the opposite of Art
Any comment that ends with "Just sayin'" should generally be dismissed as worthless. The same goes for any comment preceded by "Not gonna lie."
@@briancrawford8751 How about 'in my opinion', or just 'bite me'?
@@mr.evasion Uh huh...
sorry but some of them could be done by me ...
All of Da Vinci's works including the Mona Lisa and Salvator Mundi are over rated! He was by no means the greatest painter. In regards to his visionary inventions he was a thief!
So sad
I dont buy rothko (literally, pun intended) nor other similar works, i understand their purpose, but in no way, shape, or form can i justify those styles in the same class or value as those of the many true master painters. Its just not there...period. 🎨🎼🎻
Violet green and red is garbage
You know they talk all fancy and stupid it's ridiculous what you have here is a bunch of rich people that don't know what to do with their money so they spend millions of dollars on one art painting it just looks like a bunch of scribble Scrabble I just seen ugly piece of art that went for millions of dollars and it's just a bunch of scribble Scrabble I can do that myself I guess I just don't understand why anyone that had that kind of money would just throw it away for a piece of scribble scrap it makes absolutely no sense to me that's why I say you got a bunch of rich people with a lot of money that don't know what to do with it so they buy a piece of art for millions of dollars and a lot of times it's so damn ugly I don't even understand why a person would even purchase something like that
Imagine the prices of the paintings that the nazis looted during the Second World War that were never recovered by the allies
I believe that Switzerland is hiding many of those paintings and other valuables looted by the Nazis. Look for videos on the 'free trade ports'.
Some of these paintings I wouldn't touch with a ten dollar bill, and look like my grade school art work. no accounting for some peoples taste. Perhaps when I have been dead a few years they will be sold by the kids for something.
Definitely some of these were not to my taste either but I wish enjoyment of them to those that do. Me, I'd love to be able to afford a few Eyvind Earle prints.