![Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2021—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2021—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2021/12/download-7.jpeg)
Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2021—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did
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Modigliani's "Nu Couché" sells for $170.4 million - second most expensive painting ever sold at auction
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World's most expensive painting Da Vinci's Jesus portrait that sold for £350m to Saudi prince 'may actually be a FAKE' | The Sun
![Andy Warhol's Blue Marilyn becomes the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at auction | Tatler Andy Warhol's Blue Marilyn becomes the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at auction | Tatler](https://media.tatler.com/photos/627a2654c86a26dea9ab90cf/1:1/w_852,h_852,c_limit/Warhol_105022_GettyImages-1240325879.jpg)
Andy Warhol's Blue Marilyn becomes the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at auction | Tatler
![How Salvator Mundi became the most expensive painting ever sold at auction | The art market | The Guardian How Salvator Mundi became the most expensive painting ever sold at auction | The art market | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/85a5b09aca95e1159c189ba03707366f9cfd0920/203_310_2926_1755/master/2926.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=ccd5c211e1e0575abe5a512f24667069)
How Salvator Mundi became the most expensive painting ever sold at auction | The art market | The Guardian
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