The World's Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold Would Leave You By A Surprise.

“Art is long and life is short”. Despite being created by the mortals, the piece of art remains immortal and we are able to reminisce the great minds of those behind it.

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Have a look at these paintings by the world famous artists which were sold at insanely expensive prices because there are people who believe in abstractionism.

Salvator Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci

The painting sold for $450 million has in its pocket the world record for the piece of art sold in the auction. This looks like the male version of Mona Lisa.

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Interchange by Willem de Kooning

An Abstract painting which looks more like colors spread over the sheet was sold for $300 million.

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The Card Players by Paul Cézanne’s

This painting was sold for $269.4 million to the State of Qatar. The special thing about the painting was that it was the first among the five paintings which depicted the peasants playing cards.

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When Will You Marry by Paul Gauguin

This painting was sold for a whopping $210 million. The painting is literally every Indian aunty to a person who has crossed the age of 25.

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Number 17 A by Jackson Pollock

This technique of swaying the paint over the canvas in a subconscious effort grabbed $200 million in an auction.

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No. 6 by Mark Rothko

This painting which literally just has three colors; violet, red and green was sold for $186 million. Where is art though?

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Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt

These beautiful portraits were sold for $180 million. Though separate they were painted at the time of their weddings.

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Les Femmes d'Alger by Pablo Picasso

The one by the man himself was sold for $179.4 million. The painting was a tribute to all the artists that Picasso admired.

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