The legendary masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, was created in the Italian Renaissance period by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 16th century. The painting is a French property officially and cannot be sold. It had insurance of $100 million in 1962, the highest insurance ever done, which now accounts for $952 million.
It's of no surprise that the two most expensive paintings in the world were by Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting features a young Jesus Christ with long brown hair, wearing a blue robe. This painting was purchased by Saudi Arabian Prince for $450 million, which is now worth $539 million in 2023.
Interchange is an abstract painting by Willem De Kooning in 1955 which was sold for $300 million in 2015, and which now worth $342 million. The painting is available to be viewed by the public at the Art Institute of Chicago.
This is a series of five paintings by Paul Cezanne created in the 1890s, which was bought at an auction for $250 million earlier. The painting now in 2013 is worth $310 million.
One of the finest works of Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo, was painted in 1892 while he was on a visit to Tahiti. The title means "When Will You Marry Me?" It was sold in Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani for almost $210 million. In 2023, it is worth $254 million.
Created in 1948 by Jackson Pollock, depicts an example of spontaneous and subconscious abstract expressionism. Number 17A was acquired by Kenneth C. Griffin in 2016. It now costs almost $228 million.
Painted by Pablo Picasso between 1954 and 1955 depicts women of Algeries or Algeria, and is one of the most expensive paintings in the world. This was sold to Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former PM of Qatar, in 2015 for $197.4 million. It is now worth $225 million.