Art is one of the most beautiful things to grace the world with many artists creating some of the modern era greatest bits of work. Art is very subjective and can be all down to opinion but today we investigate some of the most expensive bits of art in the history of world.

The most expensive bit of art comes from one of the most famous artist in the world, Leonardo da Vinci and his most famous piece Salvator Mundi. Although there has been many conversations from experts as to whether it is a Da Vinci classic painted in 1500’s or if it was one of his skilled students, it still sold at Christie’s aunction in 2017 for $450 million – an astonishing number for something that hasn’t ever been fully authenticated.

“The World’s Most Expensive Painting: The Salvatore Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci” by Charles Beuck https://t.co/Iz7zlDuHCP

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Next on the list is that of Dutch American abstract painter Williem de Kooning called Interchange. In 2015, it was sold to the CEO of hedge fund Citadel, Kenneth Griffin, for $300 million and is actually one of Kooning first bits of abstract work. Griffin is actually a massive abstract art lover and it is reported that he has bought many other expensive pieces to add to his collection such as a Jackson Pollock art piece.



[Image: Interchange / Wikipedia]

These sorts of astronomical are one that have seemed to slow down during 2020 with minimal auctions happening due to the global pandemic caused by Coronavirus and therefore the Art industry has been severely hampered. In contrast, one industry that has seriously benefitted from the lock downed months is the online casino industry such as those here. They have mainly benefitted due to the fact that many consumers have found themselves online, more often than not, and therefore spending more time on online services such as casinos to keep themselves entertained.

Finally, making it into the top three of most expensive bits of art in the history of the industry is that of Paul Gaugain and the piece is called Nafea Faa Ipoipo. When translated, that means “when will you marry” and is such an interesting piece that features two women from Tahiti, a place in which Gaugain spent much of his working career and was reportably sold to the Qatar royal family in 2014 for $300 million.



[Image: New York Times]