ARTnews published a listicle on May 19, 2026, detailing 15 Van Gogh masterpieces that set auction records, from *Landscape with Rising Sun* (1985) to *Portrait of Dr. Gachet* (1990). The article recounts landmark sales including *Sunflowers* ($39.9 million in 1987), *Irises* ($53.9 million in 1987), and *Portrait of Dr. Gachet* ($82.5 million in 1990), highlighting the buyers, provenance, and institutional homes such as the Sompo Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
This article matters because it underscores Van Gogh's enduring dominance in the art market, where his works routinely command eight-figure sums and have repeatedly shattered auction records. The sales reflect broader trends in collector demand, the role of provenance (including ownership by figures like J. Robert Oppenheimer), and the global appetite for Post-Impressionist masterpieces, cementing Van Gogh as a perennial benchmark for art market valuation.