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Limits RegistryLeonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi sold for $450.3 million at Christie's New York on November 15, 2017 — still standing as the record as of 2026, with the current runner-up (Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, $236.4M, November 2025) less than half its price. The painting's attribution to Leonardo (versus workshop assistance) has long been disputed by some art historians, and its current owner and location have been undisclosed since the sale.
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Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi sold for $450.3 million at Christie's New York on November 15, 2017 — still standing as the record as of 2026, with the current runner-up (Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, $236.4M, November 2025) less than half its price. The painting's attribution to Leonardo (versus workshop assistance) has long been disputed by some art historians, and its current owner and location have been undisclosed since the sale.
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