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List of highest prices paid at auction (inflation adjusted)

Note - this list is ordered by inflation-adjusted value in United States dollars. A list in another currency would probably be in a slightly different order due to exchange rate fluctuations. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre

Garçon à la pipe

Dora Maar au Chat

Irises

Massacre of the Innocents

Les Noces de Pierrette

1. No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollack
   • Sold by David Geffen to David Martinez for $140 milion on November 2, 2006 in a private sale (inflation adjusted value:$140 million).
2. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt
   • Sold for $135 million on June 18, 2006 in a private sale (inflation adjusted value:$135 million) (Neue Galerie, New York City)
3. Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
   • Sold for $82.5 million on May 15, 1990 at Christie's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $116,793,226.33) † (location unknown)
4. Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
   • Sold for $78 million on May 17, 1990 at Sotheby's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $110,422,686.71) †
5. Garçon à la pipe by Pablo Picasso
   • Sold for $104.1 million on May 4, 2004 at Sotheby's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $106,910,700.00) (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles)
6. Dora Maar au Chat by Pablo Picasso
   • Sold for $95.2 million on May 3, 2006 at Sotheby's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $95,216,000.00) (Getty Museum, Los Angeles)
7. Irises by Vincent van Gogh
   • Sold for $49 million on November 11, 1987 at Sotheby's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $78,402,796.71). (Getty Museum, Los Angeles)
8. Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens
   • Sold for £49.5 million ($76.7 million) on July 10, 2002 at Sotheby's, London (inflation adjusted value: $77,927,200.00) (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto)
9. Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso
   • Sold for $49 million on November 30, 1989 (inflation adjusted value: $72,697,766.77)
10. Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe by Vincent van Gogh
    • Sold for $65 million on November 19, 1998 at Christie's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $71,691,040.02).
11. Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cézanne
    • Sold for $60.5 million on May 10, 1999 at Sotheby's, New York (later resold at a loss)
12. Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso
    • Sold for $50 million on November 8, 2000 at Christie's, New York (inflation adjusted value: $52,851,507.20).

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Highest prices paid at auction (not adjusted for inflation)

It is more common in the media to quote figures which have not been adjusted for inflation. This type of list also is often shown on websites. [1] [2] [3]

1. No. 5 by Jackson Pollack
   • Sold by David Geffen to David Martinez for $140 milion on November 2, 2006 in a private sale.
2. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt
   • Sold for $135 million on June 18, 2006 in a private sale
3. Garçon à la pipe by Pablo Picasso
   • Sold for $104.1 million on May 4, 2004 at Sotheby's, New York
4. Dora Maar au Chat by Pablo Picasso
   • Sold for $95.2 million on May 3, 2006 at Sotheby's, New York
5. Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
   • Sold for $82.5 million on May 15, 1990 at Christie's, New York
6. Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
   • Sold for $78 million on May 17, 1990 at Sotheby's, New York
7. Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens
   • Sold for £49.5 million ($76.7 million) on July 10, 2002 at Sotheby's, London
8. Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe by Vincent van Gogh
   • Sold for $65 million on November 19, 1998 at Christie's, New York
9. Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cézanne
   • Sold for $60.5 million on May 10, 1999 at Sotheby's, New York (later resold at a loss)
10. Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso
    • Sold for $50 million on November 8, 2000 at Christie's, New York.
11. Irises by Vincent van Gogh
    • Sold for $49 million on November 11, 1987 at Sotheby's, New York.
12. Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso
    • Sold for $49 million on November 30, 1989

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June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garçon à la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is a painting by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1905, during the 24-year-old artists Rose Period, soon after he settled in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 Sothebys is an auction house. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Dora Maar au Chat Dora Maar au Chat (Dora Maar with Cat) is a 1941 painting by Pablo Picasso. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 Sothebys is an auction house. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Portrait of Dr. Gachet is one of the most revered paintings by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, since it fetched a record price, in 1990. ... Vincent van Gogh ; (March 30, 1853, Zundert–July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter, classified as a Post-Impressionist. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Christies Auction Room in London circa 1808. ... Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre is an 1876 painting by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who painted in the impressionist style. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Peter Paul Rubens. ... Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower Alte Pinakothek Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Vincent van Gogh. ... Vincent van Gogh ; (March 30, 1853, Zundert–July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter, classified as a Post-Impressionist. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier. ... Self portrait Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French artist, a painter (Postimpressionist) whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th Century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Irises is a painting by Vincent van Gogh. ... Vincent van Gogh ; (March 30, 1853, Zundert–July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter, classified as a Post-Impressionist. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The fourth Picasso painting to make this list, Les Noces de Pierrette was painted in 1905 during a period of impoverishment in the Spanish painters life. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

• The numbers are not adjusted for current exchange rates.
• † - Japanese businessman Ryoei Saito purchased both Portrait of Dr. Gachet (van Gogh) and Au Moulin de la Galette (Renoir) in 1990.