Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890 · Dutch · Post-Impressionism
Auction record: $117.18M
Verger avec cyprès, 1888 · Christie's, New York · Nov 9, 2022
Source: theartnewspaper.com
Biography
Vincent van Gogh, born in Zundert in 1853, painted for barely a decade before his death at Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890, yet produced around 860 paintings and more than 1,000 drawings. His expressive colour and brushwork, developed in Paris, Arles and Saint-Rémy, became a foundation of modern art and of Expressionism. For the market his scarcity is decisive: most major canvases are in museums, above all the Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum, so top paintings appear at auction only a few times a decade and trigger intense global competition. His public record is Verger avec cyprès (1888), sold for about 117.2 million dollars in 2022, while works on paper and early Dutch pictures trade from about one to thirty million dollars.
Recent auction results
| La Moisson en Provence, 1888, opera su cartaSotheby's, New York | $29.4M | May 19, 2026 | sothebys.com |
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| Meisje in het bosch (A Girl in a Wood), 1883Christie's, Hong Kong | $4M | Mar 27, 2026 | theartnewspaper.com |
| Piles de romans parisiens et roses dans un verre (Romans parisiens), 1887Sotheby's, New York | $62.71M | Nov 20, 2025 | heni.com |
| Le Semeur dans un champ de blé au soleil couchant, 1888, disegnoSotheby's, New York | $11M | Nov 18, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com |
Market
- Liquidity: Medium
Museums
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
- Musée d'Orsay, Parigi
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
News
- Oct 27, 2026: Researchers Trace Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ to a Specific Dark Sky in 1889 ARTnews
- Oct 23, 2026: Newly identified: the most expensive Van Gogh was once owned by a highly distinguished early collector The Art Newspaper
Sources
- The Art Newspaper, The ten most expensive Van Gogh paintings, luglio 2026
- Wikipedia, List of most expensive paintings
- HENI News, Sotheby's Pritzker Collection, 20 novembre 2025
- Fine Books Magazine, Romans parisiens, novembre 2025
- Sotheby's, New York spring season 2026 wrap-up
- The Art Newspaper, Sotheby's Modern evening sale maggio 2026
- The Art Newspaper, collezione Blaquier-Arrieta, settembre 2026
- The Art Newspaper, disegno a doppia faccia da Christie's Parigi
- Sotheby's, pagina artista Vincent van Gogh
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