The Latest Breaking News from Christie

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450m at Christie's

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

"You never see a hearse pulling a U-Haul": Legendary $1 billion Jim Irsay Collection to be auctioned in 2026, including Kurt Cobain's Teen Spirit Fender Mustang

Auctions will begin in March next year

MusicRadar · Nov 18, 2025

Rare first-issue of William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ to fetch up to £120k at auction

The piece originates from a scarce collection featuring 17 of Blake’s poems

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history”: Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs

With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time

Guitar World · Oct 30, 2025

Venice painting by Canaletto could exceed £22.5 million at auction

The painting has been ‘hidden away in a very private collection’ for 20 years.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Jeff Bezos’ Billion-Dollar Life: A Look at His Most Expensive Investments in Art

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has used his wealth to adorn his walls with museum-quality art. Here are three seriously expensive pieces he is rumored to own.

GOBankingRates · Oct 15, 2025

5 Most Expensive Items Ever Sold at Auction In the Last Decade

From rare art to luxury cars, discover the 5 most expensive items sold at auction in the last decade—and what made them worth millions.

GOBankingRates · Oct 13, 2025

That’s me in the £45m Hockney! The man in the masterpiece relives sitting for David back in the heady LA party days

It was a landmark moment in queer art, painted when homosexuality was illegal in California. As this famous painting of Christopher Isherwood and Don Backardy goes under the hammer, the surviving sitter looks back

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

More than 60,000 cancer patients in England ‘not getting necessary radiotherapy’

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data by Radiotherapy UK also shows some patients face waits of up to six months

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025

Russian Emperor’s lavish gift for mother could sell for more than £20 million

'One of the finest' Faberge eggs ever created to go on auction at Christie’s in London

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025