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Lot 2/5 · Fine Art2015
#2 Most Expensive
The ItemInterchange

A hedge fund billionaire bought this painting privately for more than most public museums are worth.

$300,000,000

The Item

Painted in 1955, Interchange is considered a landmark of American abstract expressionism, previously housed for decades at a Kansas City museum before its sale.

The private deal removed it from public view entirely.

Why It's Obscene

The private sale, reported at $300 million, briefly made it the most expensive painting ever sold.

A record it held only until Salvator Mundi's auction two years later blew straight past it.

InterchangeVerified · Public record
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