This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The world's most famous paintings, especially old master works done before 1800, are generally owned by museums, which very rarely sell them, and as such, they are quite literally priceless.

20. Le Bassin aux Nymphéas by Claude Monet - $79.8 million

"Is the glass half full, or half empty?
It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking."

~ Bill Cosby

"Light plays a major role in my work. An abundance of light and shadows creates a playground for me, and allows a painting to take on a life of its own."

~ Collin Bogle

"Reason is powerless in the expression of Love."

~ Rumi

Rob Hefferan is an exceptionally talented figurative artist. His work not only captures the unique character and warmth of each subject, but transcends form to suggest the living, breathing essence of the individual.

"This is a 'Must see' movie, innovative, and extraordinary. I think it will be regarded by most cinema goers as another milestone in the history of the art. The level of realism achieved is remarkable, and although the film is relatively long in real time, it retains it's excitement and holds the audience's attention to the end."

~ lionel-14

"Dancers are the athletes of God."

~ Albert Einstein

Caroline Cavallo

"My desire as an artist is that the images I paint would point to the Creator, and not to me, the conveyor. J.S. Bach said it well as he signed his work, 'Soli Deo Gloria,' To God alone be the glory."

~ Daniel F. Gerhartz

"To hell with the rules...paint what you like."

~ Jim Warren

High Tide