Most expensive paintings in history of all time

Woman III (1953), Willem de Kooning - $137.5 million
Steven Cohen bought this painting in 2006. The abstract expressionist painting used to be a featured piece at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. The Islamic Revolution of 1979, however, led to the banning of the artwork that featured a rough model of a woman.

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