Salvator mundi

On November 15, 2017, the painting was finally auctioned by Christie's auction house in New York. The estimated price was previously estimated at around $100 million. The work was presented to around 27,000 visitors as part of a global exhibition tour, with stops in Hong Kong, London, San Francisco and New York. The auction itself ended after around 45 bids with a hammer price of $400 million. Including the premium, the final sales price was around 450.3 million US dollars (the equivalent of around 382 million euros). According to the auction house, this is the highest amount ever achieved at an art auction to date.

In December 2017 it was reported that the painting was auctioned by two investment companies that work in cooperation with international museums. It was intended to be on permanent display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. In June 2019, it was reported to be in the possession of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

In 2013, the auction house Sotheby's brokered the sale of the work to the art dealer Yves Bouvier, who paid a reported $80 million.

In 2013, the auction house Sotheby's brokered the sale of the work "Salvator mundi" to the art dealer Yves Bouvier, who reportedly paid $80 million.