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Top 5 most expensive paintings ever sold

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The 5 most expensive paintings ever sold by sale price (nominal USD): Salvator Mundi - Leonardo da Vinci, Interchange - Willem de Kooning, and more.

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  1. 1

    Salvator Mundi - Leonardo da Vinci

    $450.3 million (2017)

  2. 2

    Interchange - Willem de Kooning

    $300 million (2015)

  3. 3

    The Card Players - Paul Cezanne

    $250 million (2011)

  4. 4

    Nafea Faa Ipoipo - Paul Gauguin

    $210 million (2014)

  5. 5

    Number 17A - Jackson Pollock

    $200 million (2015)