List of most expensive paintings

This is a list of the highest prices paid for paintings. Very valuable paintings, if sold, are usually sold at auction.

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Painting - Auction

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Most of the world's most famous paintings are owned by museums, who very rarely sell them once acquired. As such, they are quite literally priceless; if for some reason paintings like the Mona Lisa were to become available, it is highly likely that they would sell for far higher values than the paintings listed below. The Guinness Book of Records lists the Mona Lisa as the highest insurance valuance for a painting in history. It was assessed at US$100 million on December 14, 1962, prior to the painting touring the U.S. for several months. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwr5/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=50934 Taking into account the time value of money, this would be approximately equivalent to US$626,821,192.00 in 2004.

Related Topics:
Museum - Priceless - Mona Lisa - Guinness Book of Records - Insurance - US$ - December 14 - 1962 - U.S. - Time value of money

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The Louvre chose to instead spend the money on security.

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