Top 10 Expensive paintings list summary  
 

The top 10 most expensive paintings belong to the Mordern and Post Modern artists. They represent the movements Abstract expressionism, Cubism, Symbolism, Pop-Art and Post impressionism.The oldest is from 1890, painted by Vincent Van Gogh.
 
It also not surprising to see that half of the top 10 paintings were sold in 2006, the peak of the art market boom. However, this list does not represent the most expensive paintings per se but the most expensive paintings that has been evaluated till now. Eg: the Mona Lisa is said to be worth considerably more than the ones below. 
 
 Did you know? - in the top ten list… 
  
 3 paintings are works of Picasso 
 2 paintings have the same model - painted by Klimt 
 1 painting has a double of it, differentiated mainly by the colour, painted by van Gogh 
 the latest of the lot was sold this year in May 2010, for $106.5 million 
 1 painting is actually not a painting at all - its screen printing by Warhol 
 3 paintings have the artists' mistress as models 
 50% of the top 10 paintings were sold in 2006 

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