The 10 Most Expensive Painting Sales Post WW2

After WW2 the value of visual art pieces truly began to become recognized. Prices skyrocketed and history since then witness art sales, both in private and public trades, that ran for millions of dollars and much more. Here's a short list of the 10 most expensive paintings sold after World War 2 and some brief information on each of them.

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The 10 Most Expensive Painting Sales Post WW2

Published on Jul 19, 2015

Billy Trail

Whether someone is an art connoisseur or not, everyone is fascinated by paintings that are sold for vast quantities of money. Some of the world’s finest masterpieces – painted by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol and Claude Monet – are free to view at art galleries around the world, while other classic works are hidden from the global population due to the fact they have been purchased by private collectors or wealthy businessmen. Is it the love of art and the works themselves that drive these wealthy collectors to purchase such masterpieces for huge sums of money? Or do they merely buy paintings for obscene prices just because they can? Well, the answer probably differs from collector to collector.

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