The Scream

The Scream shattered auction records with a pastel version selling for $119.9 million in 2012, the highest price ever for a work of art at that time. Edvard Munch's 1893-1910 series of four versions captures a skeletal figure screaming under a blood-red sky, symbolizing modern anxiety. Its monetary value is 60% higher than any other item on this list, yet it draws only 1.2 million annual visitors to Oslo's National Museum, making it the most valuable per capita.