<P> This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The earliest sale listed ( Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh ) is from 1987 , and more than tripled the previous record price , set only two years before , introducing a new era in the history of high sums of money paid for paintings . The sale was also significant in that for the first time a `` modern '' painting ( in this case from 1888 ) became the record holder , as opposed to the old master paintings which had always previously held it . The current record price is approximately $ 450 million paid for Leonardo Da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017 . </P>
<P> This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The earliest sale listed ( Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh ) is from 1987 , and more than tripled the previous record price , set only two years before , introducing a new era in the history of high sums of money paid for paintings . The sale was also significant in that for the first time a `` modern '' painting ( in this case from 1888 ) became the record holder , as opposed to the old master paintings which had always previously held it . The current record price is approximately $ 450 million paid for Leonardo Da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017 . </P>
the most expensive art piece in the world
the most expensive art piece in the world
Leonardo Da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi
Leonardo Da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi