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The most expensive Leonardo ever sold

The most expensive Leonardo ever sold is Salvator Mundi: $450.3 million at Christie's New York in 2017. Famous works such as Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and Vitruvian Man are in public collections, so they are not for sale and have no price.

Lived
1452–1519
From
Italian
Movement
High Renaissance
Worked in
Florence · Milan
Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo's record$450MSalvator Mundi · 2017

Leonardo's famous works and their prices

“Not for sale” means a public collection holds the work. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

Leonardo next to other artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research.

  1. Leonardo$450MSalvator Mundi · 2017
  2. Klimt$236MPortrait of Elisabeth Lederer · 2025
  3. Rembrandt$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022
  4. Seurat$149MLes Poseuses, Ensemble · 2022
  5. Cézanne$138MLa Montagne Sainte-Victoire · 2022
  6. Munch$120MThe Scream · 2012
  7. Van Gogh$117MVerger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses) · 2022
  8. Monet$111MMeules (Haystacks) · 2019
  9. Gauguin$106MMaternité II · 2022

Bars are to scale within this list. Source for Leonardo's record: guinnessworldrecords.com.

About Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath of the High Renaissance (painter, scientist, engineer and inventor), often described as the ultimate "Renaissance man". Though he completed relatively few paintings, works like the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are among the most famous ever made. His notebooks overflow with studies of anatomy, flight and machines centuries ahead of their time. He died in France in 1519.

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Questions

What is the most expensive Leonardo ever sold?

Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million at Christie's New York in 2017. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

How much is a Leonardo painting worth?

It depends on the work. The highest documented sale is $450.3 million for Salvator Mundi. Works in public collections are not for sale.

Where can I see Leonardo's paintings?

Among the works here: the Musée du Louvre, Paris, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, the Czartoryski Museum and the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519). Italian polymath of the High Renaissance (painter, scientist, engineer and inventor), often described as the ultimate "Renaissance man". Though he completed relatively few paintings, works like the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are among the most famous ever made. His notebooks overflow with studies of anatomy, flight and machines centuries ahead of their time. He died in France in 1519.

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