FAQ
What is the most expensive painting ever sold?
Salvator Mundi attributed to Leonardo da Vinci sold for 450.3 million dollars in 2017. Interchange by Willem de Kooning sold privately for about 300 million. Nafea Faa Ipoipo by Gauguin for about 300 million.
What is the oldest known artwork?
The Chauvet Cave paintings in France date to about 30,000-32,000 BC. The Venus of Willendorf is about 25,000-30,000 years old. The Blombos Cave engravings in South Africa are about 77,000 years old.
What is the most visited artwork?
The Mona Lisa receives about 10 million visitors per year at the Louvre. The Sistine Chapel ceiling sees about 5 million. The Last Supper in Milan allows only 30 viewers at a time.
What is the most stolen artwork?
The Ghent Altarpiece has been stolen 13 times, the most of any artwork. The Mona Lisa was stolen once in 1911. The largest unsolved art theft was the Gardner Museum heist in 1990.