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Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

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In May 2015, Paul Gauguin's painting "When is the wedding?" was sold for a record $300 million. This is another proof that there are many art connoisseurs in the world who are ready to pay a fortune to decorate their home or place of work with paintings by famous artists. Some canvases cost a lot, but to an inexperienced eye they look like the work of a child. They may please or cause bewilderment, but, one way or another, they cost fabulous money. We offer a look at the 20 most expensive paintings in the world.

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Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall. Source: Bright Side

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

20. Black Fire 1

Sold for $84.1 million in 2014

Barnett Newman, 1961

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

19. "Triptych"

Sold for $86 million in 2008

Francis Bacon, 1976

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

18. "Orange, Red, Yellow"

Sold for $86.8 million in 2012

Mark Rothko, 1961

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

17. "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II"

Sold for $87.9 million in 2006

Gustav Klimt, 1912

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

16. "Dora Maar with a cat"

Sold for $95.2 million in 2006

Pablo Picasso, 1941

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

15. "Eight Elvises"

Sold for $100 million in 2008

Andy Warhol, 1963

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

14. "Boy with a pipe"

Sold for $104.1 million in 2004

Pablo Picasso, 1905

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

13. "Silver Car Crash"

Sold for $105.4 million in 2013

Andy Warhol, 1963

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

12. Anna's Light

Sold for $105.7 million in 2013

Barnett Newman, 1968

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

11. "Nude, green leaves and a bust"

Sold for $106.4 million in 2010

Pablo Picasso, 1932

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

10. "Flag"

Sold for $110 million in 2010

Jasper Johns, 1932

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

9. "Scream"

Sold for $119.9 million in 2012

Edvard Munch, 1895

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

8. "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer"

Sold for $135 million in 2006

Gustav Klimt, 1907

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

7. "Woman III"

Sold for $137.5 million in 2006

Willem de Kooning, 1953

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

6. "No. 5"

Sold for $140 million in 2006

Jackson Pollock, 1948

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

5. "Three sketches for a portrait of Lucian Freud"

Sold for $142.4 million in 2013

Francis Bacon, 1969

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

4. "Dream"

Sold for $148 million in 1997

Pablo Picasso, 1932

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

3. Algerian women

Sold for $179.3 million in 2015

Pablo Picasso, 1955

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

2. "Card Players"

Sold for $250 million in 2012

Paul Cezanne, 1892-1893

Nothing out of the ordinary, just $300 million hanging on a framed wall.

1. "When is the wedding?"

Sold for $300 million in 2015

Paul Gauguin, 1892

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