<page_title> List of most expensive paintings </page_title> <section_title> List of highest prices paid </section_title> <table> <cell> $140 <col_header> Original price (in millions) </col_header> <row_header> $174.0 </row_header> </cell> <cell> No. 5, 1948 <col_header> Painting </col_header> <row_header> $174.0 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Jackson Pollock <col_header> Artist </col_header> <row_header> $174.0 </row_header> </cell> <cell> November 2, 2006 <col_header> Date of sale </col_header> <row_header> $174.0 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Private sale via Sotheby's <col_header> Auction house </col_header> <row_header> $174.0 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The highest price paid for a painting in a private sale is $140 million for Jackson Pollock's No. 5, 1948 in November 2006.