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1948 by Jackson Pollack ($140,000,000?)
Unconfirmed rumors buzzing in the art world now place this painting at the top of the list, at least temporarily. If true, the $140 million price tag would be the highest ever for a painting, besting the $135 million paid for the Gustav Klimt painting Portrait of Adele Block Bauer in June 2006.
PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUER by Gustav Klimt ($135,000,000)
This record breaking sale was enabled by a court order by the Austrian government to return the painting to the Artist's rightful heir. The entire dispute lasted over a year and was necessary to return the painting that was looted by the Nazis during World War II.
Skillfully painted in 1907 by the art nouveau master Gustav Klimt, the painting was purchased by Ronald S. Lauder, the cosmetics heir, in 2006
GARCON A LA PIPE by Pablo Picasso ($104,100,000)Created during the Rose Period, Garcon a la Pipe showcases Picasso's exceptional use of cheerful orange and pink palatte.
The oil on canvas painting, measuring 100 × 81.3 cm (slightly over 39 × 32 inches), displays a Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand.
The record price auction at the time on May 4, 2004 in Sotheby's was a bit of a surprise to the core art buyers, because it was painted in the style not usually associated with the pioneering Cubist artist.
MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS by Peter Paul Ruebens ($76,700,000)This painting by Peter Paul Rubens, painted in 1611, is the only painting in this list which was not painted in the 19
th or 20
th century. It was sold to Kenneth Thomson, 2
nd Baron Thomson of Fleet for $ 76,700,000 at a 2002
Sotheby's auction.
