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Bal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir – $78.1 million (May 1990)

The world of art has always been full of surprises, and the recent sale of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “Bal du moulin de la Galette” for a whopping $78.1 million is no exception. It seems that even after all these years, the painting still knows how to party like it’s 1876.

Who knew that a bunch of people dancing in a garden could be worth so much? We can only hope that whoever bought the painting plans on throwing a party just as lively as the one depicted in the artwork.