Interchange by Willem de Kooning . Interchange by Willem de Kooning is another of the most expensive paintings the world has ever seen. Created in 1955 (and sold for $4,000 that year), Interchange ...

Its sale in September 2015 set a record for the most expensive painting ever sold at that time. The buyer, hedge fund billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, made the purchase as part of a deal that also ...

Some paintings go on private display after being sold. Every painting on this list has sold for over $100 million. Multiple buyers on this list own more than one of the most expensive works of art ...