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Statistics About The Most Expensive Modern Art

The most expensive modern art piece sold at auction was Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" which fetched $450.3 million in 2017.

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"Willem de Kooning’s "Interchange" was sold privately for $300 million, marking it as the most expensive private sale of modern art to date."

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"The painting 'Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion' by Amedeo Modigliani was sold at auction for $118 million in 2012."

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"Mark Rothko’s 'No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)' was sold privately for approximately $186 million in 2014."

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"Laboureur dans un champ' by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction for $81.3 million at Christie's in 2017."

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"The Scream' by Edvard Munch was sold at auction for almost $120 million at Sotheby's in 2012."

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"Jeff Koons' 'Rabbit' sculpture was sold for $91.1 million in 2019, breaking the world record for the most expensive work by a living artist."

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"Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?)' by Paul Gauguin was sold privately for nearly $300 million in 2015."

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"Gerhard Richter’s 'Abstraktes Bild' painting was sold for $46.3 million at auction in 2015."

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"Damien Hirst's 'Lullaby Spring' was sold at auction for $19.2 million in 2007, setting a record for the most expensive work by a living British artist."

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