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The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums

It is quite difficult to determine the value of a painting. Thousands of paintings can be of immense value, but what really matters is how much a buyer is willing to pay for them. Because art is something completely objective, we can say that the rational law of supply and demand doesn’t really work in determining the value of a painting. In this content, we will try to give information about “The world’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in museums.

Some values are based on past sales and if not recently, the sales price has been adjusted for inflation. Other valuations are based on how much museums are willing to sell the painting for, and yet other painting valuations are based on a combination of these metrics.

Although the information we give does not reflect the real-life value of the paintings, we can say that they are very close to the present values of the paintings.

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The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums

 

10- The Red Studio – Henri Matisse

Value: $400 million

The Red Studio Painting, also known as “L’Atelier Rouge” is a painting created by Henri Matisse in 1911.

It is considered one of the most influential paintings in modern art in the world and depicts Henri Matisse’s workshop built for him in red hue.

 

The 10 Most Valuable Paintings In The World.

The Red Studio – Henri Matisse – $400 Million – MoMA – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

It is a very influential work, worth $400 Million, and is currently on public display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

 

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9-Number 1 – Lavender Mist – Jackson Pollock

Value: $450 million

This work by Jackson Pollock is also known as Lavender Mist.

It was made by Jackson Pollock in 1950 in a small studio on the East End of Long Island, where he created most of his work.

 

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Number 1 (Lavender Mist), 1950 by Jackson Pollock – $450 Million – National Gallery of Art – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

Because it signifies the breakthrough of his chaotic style of painting, it’s considered his most influential work valued at an amazing $450 Million. It can be viewed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

 

 

8- Salvator Mundi – Leonardo Da Vinci

Value: $450 million

Salvator Mundi depicts Jesus in Renaissance clothes and is one of Leonardo Da Vinci‘s 20 known paintings, made in 1500.

It was publicly displayed at a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition in 2011-2012 and sold for $450 million at a public auction at the Christies auction house in New York City.

 

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Salvator Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci – $450 Million – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings.

 

Although it is planned to be displayed publicly at the Louvre Abu Dhabi (UAE) museum in 2017 and beyond, its current whereabouts are unknown.

 

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7- Interchange – Willem de Kooning

Value: $500 million

Abstract expressionist Willem De Kooning‘s work, which is included in our list of the 10 most valuable paintings in the world, is Interchange.

The reason why he is so appreciated is that it was the beginning of the change in his style, mostly under the influence of his colleague Franz Kline, and it effectively shaped all his future works.

 

Interchange by Willem de Kooning – $500 Million – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings.

 

It was sold for $300 Million back in 2015 to Kenneth C. Griffin and is currently on loan to the Art Institute Of Chicago.

 

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6- The Bathers – Paul Cézanne

Value: $500 million

The Bathers is a painting by French painter Paul Cézanne around 1900. It is considered one of the masterpieces of modern art.

 

The World's 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums

The Bathers, 1900/1906 by Paul Cézanne – $500 Million – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

This painting, the largest of Paul Cézanne’s paintings in the Bathers series, was purchased by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1937 for $110,000 and is currently still displayed to the public at this art museum.

 

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5- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte – Georges Seurat

Value: $600 million

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte was made by Georges Seurat in 1884 and depicts people resting in a park near the river Seine on the island of Grande Jatte in Paris.

 

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is one of the most famous paintings in art history, as Georges Seurat is positioned as the leader of the Neo-Impressionists.

 

The World's 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat – $650 Million – Art Institute of Chicago – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

It was purchased by the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924 for a total of $24,000 and is still on display in this museum.

 

 

4- The Joy of Life – Henri Matisse

Value: $700 million

The Joy of Life or “Le Bonheur De Vivre” is a 1906 painting by Henri Matisse that is considered one of the most important modernist works.

 

The Joy of Life (Le Bonheur De Vivre), 1906 by Henri Matisse – $700 Million – Barnes Foundation – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings.

 

Henri Matisse’s painting belongs to the Barnes Foundation, an art collection and educational institute based in Philadelphia.

 

 

3- Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci

Value: $830 million

The most well-known artwork of art in the world is arguably the Mona Lisa, made by Leonardo Da Vinci in the early 1500s.

It was originally purchased by King Francis I of France and is now exclusively owned by the French Republic and is on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in France

 

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Mona Lisa,1503-1507/1519 by Leonardo da Vinci – $830 Million – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings.

 

On December 14, 1962, its value was estimated to be around $100 Million, which means it is worth over $800 Million today.

 

 

2- The Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh

Value: $900 million

Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh‘s The Starry Night is considered one of the most well-known paintings in the world and depicts an image of the nighttime window of the mental hospital where the painter stayed in a French town.

 

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The Starry Night, which has been in the possession of the Museum of Modern Art since 1941, if it would be sold today we are confident it would break all records by a serious margin.

 

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The Starry Night, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh – $900 million – MoMA – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

The news alone of Starry Night by Van Gogh being sold would push the price upwards, hence its estimated value is $900 Million, making it the second most valuable painting on our list.

 

 

1- The Prostitutes of Avignon (Les Demoiselles d’Avignon) – Pablo Picasso

Value: $950 million

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, originally called “The Prostitutes of Avignon”, is a work by Pablo Picasso, arguably one of the most famous painters in art history.

 

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The Prostitutes of Avignon (Les Demoiselles d’Avignon) by Pablo Picasso – $950 million – The World’s 10 Most Valuable Paintings in Museums.

 

It was a groundbreaking piece of art that better defined Picasso’s style at the time, so it’s the highest value and top of our list.

 

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References

  • https://art-facts.com/most-valuable-paintings-in-museums/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_paintings#:~:text=Guinness%20World%20Records%20lists%20Leonardo,US%24900%20million%20in%202021.
  • https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/the-10-most-expensive-paintings-in-the-world/
  • https://theartwolf.com/art-market/most-valuable-paintings/

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