A selection of the most expensive paintings that were put up for auction (16 photos)
There are people in the world who can spend whole hours in art galleries and view works of art. This the process can last for hours, because in every stroke of the artist lies secret meaning and subtext. And there are those for whom everything is just some kind of a strange "daub". Also, do not forget about the third category of people, for whom paintings are a great investment. After all, art forever and, as a rule, does not lose value. Let's see a selection of the most expensive paintings that were put up for auction. Price impressive.
Kazimir Malevich, "Suprematist composition" 
Year of creation: 1916
Final price: $85 million
Buyer: Anonymous
Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar with a cat 
Year of creation: 1941
Final price: $95.2 million
Buyer: Private collector, exact name unknown
Barnett Newman, Anna's Color 
Year of creation: 1968
Final price: $105.7 million
Buyer: Anonymous
Jean-Michel Basquiat, "Untitled" 
Year of creation: 1982
Final price: $110.5 million
Buyer: art collector Yusaku Maezawa
Edvard Munch, "The Scream" 
Year of creation: 1893
Final price: $119 million
Buyer: Leon David Black - American investor
There are five versions of The Scream in total. The one in pastel was purchased by a private individual.
Gustav Klimt, portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I 
Year of creation: 1907
Final price: $135 million
Buyer: American entrepreneur Ronald Lauder
Willem de Kooning, "Woman III" 
Year of creation: 1953
Final price: $137.5 million
Buyer: Millionaire Steven Cohen
Jason Pollock, "#5" 
Year of creation: 1948
Final price: $140 million
Buyer: American producer David Lawrence Geffen
Rembrandt van Rijn, "Portraits of Marten Solmans and Opjen Coppit" 
Year of creation: 1634
Final price: $160 million
Buyer: The Louvre and the National Museum of the Netherlands
Pablo Picasso, Women of Algeria 
Year of creation: 1955
Final price: $179.3 million
Buyer: Former Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Mark Rothko, "Purple, Green and Red" 
Year of creation: 1951
Final price: $186 million
Buyer: Dmitry Rybolovlev
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych 
Year of creation: 1964
Final price: $195 million
Buyer: Tate British Gallery
Paul Cezanne, The Card Players 
Year of creation: 1893
Final price: $250 million
Buyer: Qatar Museum Authority
Willem de Kooning, "The Exchange" 
Year of creation: 1955
Final price: $300 million
Buyer: Kenneth Griffin - American billionaire
Paul Gauguin, "When is the wedding?" 
Year of creation: 1892
Final price: 300million dollars
Buyer: Qatar Museum Authority
Leonardo Da Vinci, "Savior of the World" 
Year of creation: 1499
Final price: $450.3 million
Buyer: Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud - Prince of Saudi Arabia
