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Great art.
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From your interest to a personal dialogue: we explore willingness to sell and price expectations for works in private ownership.

Art.
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50 artists, selected works and their market history. Discover the complete collection, documented private ownership and the expanded selection of living artists.

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Works in private collections

Private ownership according to the dated sources in each record. Current ownership and availability require separate confirmation.

50 works by living artistsExplore the expanded acquisition selection, including the new generation.

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Renaissance01

Leonardo da Vinci

Salvator Mundi

c. 1500

Historical auction resultUS$ 450,312,500

2017

Location: Genevareported
Holder: Mohammed bin Salmanreported

Private acquisition enquiry720,500,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleSalvator MundiUS$ 450,312,500

Historical auction result
Christie’s · New York
15 Nov 2017

Buyer’s premium included

christies.com · Verified 15 Oct 2026

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Geneva · reportedly Mohammed bin Salman

Reported

22 Aug 2024 · srf.ch

SRF reports Bernard Haykel’s account of storage in Geneva. Neither location nor ownership is directly confirmed; this is the 2024 report.

Illustrated work

Salvator Mundi · c. 1500

Getty Images · Public Domain Mark 1.0 / PD-Art

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Renaissance04

Sandro Botticelli

Young Man Holding a Roundel

c. 1480

Historical auction resultUS$ 92,200,000

2021

Location: Undisclosed
Holder: Private collectionreported

Private acquisition enquiry147,520,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleYoung Man Holding a Roundel≈ US$ 92,200,000

Historical auction result
Sotheby’s · New York
28 Jan 2021

Buyer’s premium status not independently confirmed

sothebys.com · Verified 14 Oct 2026

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Private collection · reportedly Russian buyer

Reported

28 Jan 2021 · theartnewspaper.com

The suggestion is based on the telephone bid through Sotheby’s Russia desk. Name, nationality and present storage are unconfirmed.

Illustrated work

Young Man Holding a Roundel · c. 1480

[1] · Public Domain Mark 1.0 / PD-Art

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Expressionism18

Edvard Munch

The Scream · 1895 pastel

1895

Historical auction resultUS$ 119,900,000

2012

Location: Undisclosed
Holder: Leon Blackreported

Private acquisition enquiry191,840,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleThe Scream · 1895 pastel≈ US$ 119,900,000

Historical auction result
Sotheby’s · New York
2 May 2012

Buyer’s premium status not independently confirmed

sothebys.com · Verified 15 Oct 2026

Pastel version of 1895.

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Leon Black collection

Reported

11 Jul 2012 · latimes.com

Leon Black reported as the buyer of the 1895 pastel. This does not establish its present display location.

Illustrated work

Der Schrei, Pastellfassung von 1895 · 1895

Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Sotheby's Current high resolution version: Previous high resolution version: Original version: · Public Domain Mark 1.0 / PD-Art

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Cubism21

Pablo Picasso

Les Femmes d’Alger, Version O

Historical auction resultUS$ 179,400,000

2015

Location: Undisclosed
Holder: Hamad bin Jassim Al Thanireported

Private acquisition enquiry287,040,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleLes Femmes d’Alger, Version O≈ US$ 179,400,000

Historical auction result
Christie’s · New York
11 May 2015

Buyer’s premium included

press.christies.com · Verified 14 Oct 2026

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani

Reported

25 May 2015 · lejournaldesarts.fr

Reported as the possible buyer of Version O. Present ownership and storage location remain unconfirmed.

Illustrated work

Les Femmes d’Alger (Version O) · 1955

pablopicasso.org

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Modernism29

Amedeo Modigliani

Nu couché

1917–1918

Historical auction resultUS$ 170,400,000

2015

Location: Long Museum, Shanghaireported
Holder: Liu Yiqian / Wang Weireported

Private acquisition enquiry272,640,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleNu couché≈ US$ 170,400,000

Historical auction result
Christie’s · New York
9 Nov 2015

Buyer’s premium included

christies.com · Verified 14 Oct 2026

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Liu Yiqian / Wang Wei · Long Museum, Shanghai

Reported

24 Apr 2023 · christies.com

Christie’s collector interview reports the acquisition. The collection association does not establish a current display room.

Illustrated work

Nu couché · 1917–1918

The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN : 3936122202 . · Public Domain Mark 1.0 / PD-Art

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Modern sculpture36

Alberto Giacometti

L’Homme au doigt

Historical auction resultUS$ 141,300,000

2015

Location: Undisclosed
Holder: Steven A. Cohenreported

Private acquisition enquiry226,080,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Documented saleL’Homme au doigt≈ US$ 141,300,000

Historical auction result
Christie’s · New York
11 May 2015

Buyer’s premium included

press.christies.com · Verified 14 Oct 2026

Result for the documented bronze cast.

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Steven A. Cohen collection

Reported

5 Dec 2024 · theartnewspaper.com

Cohen is reported as the buyer of the bronze cast sold in 2015; no current display location is confirmed.

Illustrated work

L’Homme au doigt · Christie’s, 11 May 2015

christies.com

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Neo-Expressionism38

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (1982, skull painting)

Reported saleUS$ 200,000,000

2024

Location: Undisclosed
Holder: Ken Griffinreported

Private acquisition enquiry320,000,000 USDEnquire at this amount

Non-binding enquiry proposal · no purchase

Details & sources

Reported saleUntitled (1982, skull painting)≈ US$ 200,000,000

Privatverkauf ·
10 May 2024

Buyer’s premium status not independently confirmed

news.artnet.com · Verified 15 Oct 2026

Reported private sale to Ken Griffin. The parties have not publicly confirmed the precise closing date or amount. The date refers to the press report.

Reported saleUS$ 200,000,000

10 May 2024

Reported private sale to Ken Griffin. The parties have not publicly confirmed the precise closing date or amount. The date refers to the press report.

news.artnet.com

Estimate

No published reliable estimate

Location / owner

Ken Griffin collection · reported

Reported

10 May 2024 · news.artnet.com

Reported private sale to Ken Griffin. The parties have not publicly confirmed the precise closing date or amount. The date refers to the press report.

Illustrated work

Untitled (Schädel) · 1982

sothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com

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