Art critic Alastair Sooke tracks down the ten most expensive paintings to sell at auction, and investigates the stories behind the astronomic prices art can reach. Gaining access to the glittering world of the super-rich, Sooke discovers why the planet's richest people want to spend their millions on art.

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6.8/10

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6.7/10

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7.5/10

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7.3/10

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7.4/10

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7.9/10

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6.9/10

Wormwood
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6.9/10

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8.4/10

Cameraperson
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6.7/10

Gilbert
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6.7/10

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6.9/10

Extremis
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7.0/10

McQueen
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7.5/10

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7.3/10

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8.1/10

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
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7.3/10

Harmontown
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6.6/10

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Seduced and Abandoned
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6.2/10
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9/10