Most Expensive Paintings List
Lists of most expensive paintings circulate, led by Da Vinci's *Salvator Mundi* at $450.3M https://x.com/i/status/2030989347902689444.
While *Salvator Mundi* holds the record for highest auction price, its attribution to Da Vinci is debated by some art historians. Some scholars suggest the painting may have been produced by Da Vinci's workshop, rather than the master himself. The second most expensive painting sold at auction is *Shot Sage Blue Marilyn* by Andy Warhol, fetching $195 million in 2022. Proceeds from the sale went to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children. Private sales sometimes exceed auction prices, but these figures are often less transparent. For example, some reports suggest that *Interchange* by Willem de Kooning was sold privately for $300 million in 2015.
