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Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold at Auction

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A list of some of the most expensive artist's work ever sold at auction

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No. 5 - Jackson Pollack Report Abuse
This classic piece using Pollacks drip-splash style of contemporary painting sold at auction for $140 million in 2006.
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Woman III - Willliam Kooning Report Abuse
1st of a series of 6 paintings in the "woman" series of abstract art - sold in 2006 for 137million dollars
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Garcon a la Pipe - Pablo Picasso Report Abuse
Sold at auction in 2004 - this representitive painting of a woman with a flower band on her head for $104.2 million.
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False Start - Jasper Johns Report Abuse
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Bal Au Moulin de la Galette - Renoir Report Abuse
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Massacre of the Innocents - Peper Paul Rubens Report Abuse
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White Center - Mark Rothko Report Abuse
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Le Bassin aux Nympheas - Claude Monet Report Abuse
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Green Car Crash - Andy Warhol Report Abuse
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Dora Maar au Chat - Pablo Picasso Report Abuse
Cubist style portrait of a woman seated on a chari with a small cat perched on her shoulder - sold at auction for 95.2 in 2006
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Adele Bloch-baur II - Gustav Klimt Report Abuse
One of my favorite pieces of art - this painting exemplifies Klimt's perception of flat decoration in this portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer - his favorite model.
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Triptych - Frances Bacon Report Abuse
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Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Vincent Van Gogh Report Abuse
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Portrail de l'artiste sans barbe - Vincent Van Gogh Report Abuse
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Self Potrait with Bandanged Ear - Vincent Van Gogh Report Abuse
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Police Gazzette - Williem de Kooning Report Abuse
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Redeau, Cruchon et Compotier - Paul Cezanne Report Abuse
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A Wheatfield with Cypresses - Vincent Van Gogh Report Abuse
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Femme aux Bras Croises - Pablo Picasso Report Abuse
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20 Irises - Vincent Van Gogh Report Abuse
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