The Last Known Painting by Leonardo da Vinci Just Sold for $450.3 Million The 500-year-old painting is, by far, the most expensive work ever sold at auction. Eileen Kinsella , November 15, 2017 Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi . Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd. 2017. After weeks of anticipation, it finally happened: Leonardo da Vinci ‘s Salvator Mundi (circa 1500), billed as the last known painting by the Renaissance master in private hands, sold at Christie’s for $450.3 million. It is, by far, the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. In fact, the price is more than double the next most expensive work ever sold, Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’) , which fetched $179.4 million in 2015. The work went to an anonymous client of Alex Rotter, Sotheby’s global co-head of contemporary art. Before a packed salesroom and scores of camera phones held aloft, bidding opened at $70 million. At $190 million, five bi...
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