List of most expensive paintings

1. Garçon à la pipe by Pablo Picasso
* Sold for $104.1 million on May 4, 2004 at Sotheby's, New York (time value: $106,910,700.00)
2. Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
* Sold for $82.5 million on May 15, 1990 at Christie's, New York (time value: $116,793,226.33) †
3. Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
* Sold for $78 million on May 17, 1990 at Sotheby's, New York (time value: $110,422,686.71ɡ) †
4. Irises by Vincent van Gogh
* Sold for $49 million on November 11, 1987 at Sotheby's, New York (time value: $78,402,796.71).
5. Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens
* Sold for £49.5 million ($76.7 million) on July 10, 2002 at Sotheby's, London (time value: $77,927,200.00)
6. Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso
* Sold for $49 million on November 30, 1989 (time value: $72,697,766.77)
7. Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe by Vincent van Gogh
* Sold for $65 million on November 19, 1998 at Christie's, New York (time value: $71,691,040.02).
8. Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cézanne
* Sold for $60.5 million on May 10, 1999 at Sotheby's, New York (later resold at a loss)
9. Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso
* Sold for $50 million on November 8, 2000 at Christie's, New York (time value: $52,851,507.20).