Pablo Picasso's Fillette à la corbeille fleurie was sold for US$115,000,000 at Christie's 'Sale of the Century', making it the 6th most expensive painting ever sold in auction history. However, this painting from Picasso's 'Rose Period' might only enjoy its glory of being the 6th most expensive painting for merely 6 days... Let's take a look at the most updated list of the top 10 paintings ever sold at auctions.
1st ｜Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Salvator Mundi.
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2017/11/15
Buyer: Abu Dhabi
Selling price: US$450,312,500
2nd ｜Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O).
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2015/5/11
Buyer (believed to be): Hamad bin Jassim
Selling price: US$179,365,000
3rd ｜Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920). Nu couché.
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2015/11/9
Buyer: Liu Yiqian
Selling price: US$170,405,000
4th ｜Francis Bacon (1909-1992). Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2013/11/12
Buyer(believed to be): Elaine Wynn
Selling price: US$142,405,000
5th｜Edvard Munch (1863-1944). The Scream.
Auction house: Sotheby’s New York
Auction date: 2012/5/2
Buyer (believed to be): Leon Black
Selling price: US$119,922,600
6th｜Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Fillette à la corbeille fleurie.
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2018/5/8
Buyer: Unknown
Selling price: US$115,000,000
7th｜Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). Untitled.
Auction house: Sotheby’s New York
Auction date: 2017/5/18
Buyer: Yusaku Maezawa
Selling price: US$110,487,500
8th｜Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Nude, Green Leaves and Bust.
Auction house: Christie’s New York
Auction date: 2010/5/4
Buyer (believed to be): Leonard Blavatnik
Selling price: US$106,482,500
9th｜Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster).
Auction house: Sotheby’s New York
Auction date: 2013/11/13
Buyer: Unknown
Selling price: US$105,445,000
10th ｜Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Garçon à la pipe.
Auction house: Sotheby’s New York
Auction date: 2004/5/5
Buyer: Unknown
Selling price: US$104,168,000
The reason why Picasso's Fillette à la corbeille fleurie might only be in the 6th place for 6 days is because Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) will be sold at Sotheby’s New York very soon. This masterpiece by Modigliani will at least be the 4th most expensive painting in auction history and Picasso's painting will drop to the 7th place on the list.