Artworks ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi achieved the highest price ever paid for a painting at auction when it sold at Christie's New York in 2017 for $450.3 million — more th...
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Artworks ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi achieved the highest price ever paid for a painting at auction when it sold at Christie's New York in 2017 for $450.3 million — more than double the previous record and a sale that ignited global debate about the work's attribution and authenticity.
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Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (Warhol) leads with 195 in 2022.
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Average value in 2022: 195 · median: 195.
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2017 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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6 years
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Top Value
450
Salvator Mundi (Da Vinci)
Auction Price (Million USD) · 2017
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Metrics
1
Auction Price (Million USD)
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Period
2004 – 2022
6 years of data
Statistical Summary — 2022
195
Maximum
195
Minimum
195
Average
195
Median
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