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Vincent van Gogh Auction Records: Most Expensive Paintings Sold

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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch · 1853–1890

$82.5M

Artist Record

#36

Global Rank

3

Major Sales

$176.3M

Total Value

3 record-breaking sales – These works set auction records when sold.

Auction History

#1

Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Portrait of Dr. Gachet(1890)

Record SaleArtist Record

$82.5M

$82,500,000

May 1990Christie'sNew York

Set world record for any artwork at auction. Saito controversially stated he wanted it cremated with him. Later sold privately.

Source: The New York Times

#2

Irises

Irises(1889)

Record Sale

$53.9M

$53,900,000

November 1987Sotheby'sNew York

Set auction record at the time. Bond defaulted on payment; later resold to J. Paul Getty Museum.

Source: The New York Times

#3

Sunflowers

Sunflowers(1888)

Record Sale

$39.9M

$39,900,000

March 1987Christie'sLondon

Set world record at the time. Now displayed at the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art in Tokyo.

Source: Christie's

About Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who created about 2,100 artworks in just over a decade.

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