Most Expensive Paintings of All Time

Irisis is one of the master creations by the master painter of all times Van Gogh. This painting that was called by Van Gogh as “the lightning conductor of my illness”, was painted by him a year before his death in the year 1890. Today, it adorns the J Paul Getty Museum.

This painting is a self portrait of the noted painter, Van Gogh. He was one among the very few in the world who could come up with some outstanding self portraits. This painting stands out among the rest of his self-portraits because this is the only one in which he is seen without the beard. He created this painting in the year 1889.

This is one of the most beautiful paintings ever done by the artist, Jackson Pollock who was well known for his abstract for of art. This painting that has a nest like appearance is made of mostly brown and yellow paint. Today, it rests in the Museum of Modern Art.

This painting that finds a place in the most expensive paintings was painted by the famous Austrian symbolist painter, Gustav Klimt in the year 1912. This painting which is a beautiful blend of oil, gold and silver on canvas clearly depicts the maturity levels of this famous painter.

This painting is a masterpiece created by the reknowned and sought after painter Pablo Picasso. The name itself can bring in a lot of money. This painting was done in the year 1901, when the painter was going through a dark, sad phase of life. This is a portrait of Marie-Therese Walter who was an inmate of the Saint-Lazare hospital prison in Paris.