The list uses wikipedia as source and is based on inflation adjustment by consumer price index as of December 2011 USD.
1-The Card Players by Paul Cézanne $250M (Millions) 
Painted in 1892, sold in 2011 by George Embiricos and purchased by Royal family of Qatar in a private sale.
More on the card players here.
2- No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock $156.8M (Millions)
Painted in 1948, sold in 11/02/2006 by David Geffen to a private buyer in a private sale via Sotheby’s.
3-Woman III by Willem de Kooning $154.0M (Millions)
Painted in 1953, sold by David Geffen to Steven A. Cohen in 18/11/2006 in a private sale via Larry Gagosian.
4- Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt $150.2M (Millions)
Painted in 1907, sold by Maria Altmann to Ronald Lauder in 06/18/2006 , Neue Galerie in a private sale via Christie’s.
5- Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh $144.1M (Millions)
Painted in 1890, sold by Siegfried Kramarsky family to Ryokei Saito in 05/15/1990 Christie’s New York.
6- Bal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renois $136.6M (Millions)
Painted in 1876, sold by Betsey Whitney to Ryokei Saito in 05/17/1990 at Sotheby’s New York.
7- Garçon à la pipe, by Pablo Picasso $123.3M (Millions)
Painted in 1905, sold by Greentree foundation (Whitney family) to Barilla Group in 05/04/2004, Sotheby’s New York.
8 – Nude, Green Leaves and Bust by Pablo Picasso $110.1M (Millions)
Painted in 1932, sold by Frances Lasker Brody estate to a private buyer in 04/05/2010 at Christie’s New York.
9-Portrait of Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh $107++M (Millions)
Painted in 1889, sold by a Private collection in Zürich to Museum of Modern Art, New York in 08/01/1989 in a Private sale via Thomas Ammann, Fine Art Zürich.
10- Dora Maar au Chat, by Pablo Picasso
Painted in 1941, sold by Gidwitz family to Boris Ivanishvili in 03/05/2006 at Sotheby’s New York.
A complete list of the most expensive paintings ever sold can be found here.
