Each year, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the top auction houses in the country, put culturally significant blue-chip art from precious art collections up for sale. This year, both auctions took place in November. According to Sotheby, sales from the Debut Breuer Auction totaled $1.7 billion — the highest auction series since 2021 — while Christie’s Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis Collection hit nearly $1 billion, according to Rehs Galleries, Inc. These are the most expensive auction items sold in 2025.
