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How much is Portrait of Dr. Gachet worth?

Portrait of Dr. Gachet last publicly sold for $82.5 million at Christie's New York in 1990. Van Gogh's highest documented sale is higher: $117.2 million for Verger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses), in 2022.

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas

Sold for$82.5MChristie's New York · 1990

About the painting

The Portrait of Doctor Gachet is one of the most revered paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. It depicts Dr. Paul Gachet, a homeopathic doctor and artist with whom van Gogh resided following a spell in an asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Gachet took care of Van Gogh during the final months of his life. There are two authenticated versions of the portrait, both painted in June 1890 at Auvers-sur-Oise. Both show Gachet sitting at a table and leaning his head on his right arm, but they are easily differentiated in color and style. There is also an etching.

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Van Gogh next to other famous artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research. Van Gogh: $117.2 million for Verger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses), in 2022.

Rembrandt$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022
Seurat$149MLes Poseuses, Ensemble · 2022
Cézanne$138MLa Montagne Sainte-Victoire · 2022
Munch$120MThe Scream · 2012
Van Gogh$117MVerger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses) · 2022
Monet$111MMeules (Haystacks) · 2019
Gauguin$106MMaternité II · 2022
Botticelli$92.2MPortrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel · 2021
Renoir$78.1MBal du moulin de la Galette · 1990

Nominal US dollars as reported at the time of sale, buyer's premium included where the source includes it.

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Questions

How much is Portrait of Dr. Gachet worth?

Portrait of Dr. Gachet last publicly sold for $82.5 million at Christie's New York in 1990. Van Gogh's highest documented sale is higher: $117.2 million for Verger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses), in 2022.

What is Van Gogh's most expensive work?

Verger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses), which sold for $117.2 million at Christie's New York in 2022. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

When did Portrait of Dr. Gachet last sell?

It sold at Christie's New York in 1990 for $82.5 million.