Many of the greatest paintings hang at museums, however now and then a painting is sold for a huge amount of money. This is a top 10 list of the most expensive paintings, these are the paintings for which the highest prices were paid. At number 1 is The Card Players by Paul Cézanne sold for an amount of 259 million in April 2011.
| # | Painting | Adjusted price | Original Price | Date of sale |
| 1 | 
The Card Players - Paul Cézanne (1892/1893) |
$267 Million | $259 Million | April 2011 |
| 2 | 
No. 5, 1948 - Jackson Pollock (1948) |
$160.8 Million | $140 Million | November 2, 2006 |
| 3 | 
Woman III - Willem de Kooning (1953) |
$157.9 Million | $137.5 Million | November 18, 2006 |
| 4 | 
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Gustav Klimt (1907) |
$154.0 Million | $135 Million | June 18, 2006 |
| 5 | 
Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Vincent van Gogh (1890) |
$147.8 Million | $82.5 Million | May 15, 1990 |
| 6 | 
Bal du moulin de la Galette - Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1876) |
$139.9 Million | $78.1 Million | May 17, 1990 |
| 7 | 
Boy with a Pipe - Pablo Picasso (1905) |
$127.5 Million | $104.2 Million | May 4, 2004 |
| 8 | 
The Scream - Edvard Munch (1895) |
$120.7 Million | $119.9 Million | May 2, 2012 |
| 9 | 
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust - Pablo Picasso (1932) |
$118.2 Million | $106.5 Million | May 4, 2010 |
| 10 | 
Portrait of Joseph Roulin - Vincent van Gogh (1889) |
$110 ++ Million | $58 Million plus exchange of works | August 1, 1989 |