22 Trivia Questions About the Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold

Which Renaissance master is the artist behind ‘Salvator Mundi’, the most expensive painting ever sold at public auction?

For approximately how much, including fees, did ‘Salvator Mundi’ sell at Christie’s in 2017?

At which major auction house was the record-breaking ‘Salvator Mundi’ sale conducted?

In which city did the historic 2017 auction of ‘Salvator Mundi’ take place?

Which Willem de Kooning masterpiece was reportedly sold in a private transaction for approximately $300 million in 2015?

Willem de Kooning, whose work often ranks among the most expensive, was a leading figure of which art movement?

Which artist painted ‘The Card Players’, a series of works often cited as being sold in a private sale for over $250 million?

Which entity is widely reported to have acquired ‘The Card Players’ in 2011?

Which vibrant Pablo Picasso painting held the auction record for the most expensive painting sold until 2017?

What is the standard additional fee paid by the winning bidder to an auction house on top of the hammer price?

What term refers to the documented history or ownership record of a work of art, critical for high-value sales?

Which American hedge fund manager made headlines in 2015 for purchasing two paintings by Pollock and de Kooning for a combined half-billion dollars?

The triptych ‘Three Studies of Lucian Freud’ set a massive auction record in 2013; who was the artist?

What do we call the confidential minimum price agreed upon between the seller and the auction house before a sale begins?

What is the term for a sale that happens outside of a public auction environment, often used for high-value masterpieces?

The ‘Masterpiece’ painting by Roy Lichtenstein sold for $165 million in 2017. Which movement is he famous for?

Which artist created ‘The Scream’, a pastel version of which sold for nearly $120 million in 2012?

Which major international institution was originally intended to receive the ‘Salvator Mundi’ following its acquisition?

What term describes the financial concept of dividing high-value blue-chip art into shares, allowing multiple investors to own a portion of a painting?

Which of the following describes the historic 2006 transaction of ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’ by Ronald Lauder?

‘L’Homme au doigt’ (Pointing Man) currently holds the record for the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction; who created it?

Which global event paradoxically saw a temporary dip in auction activity before a massive rebound in high-end global art sales?