Christie's Sells Riggio Collection for $271 Million
Published on 7.15.25
Christie's recent single-owner auctions have seen significant sales, including a $271,943,100 sale of works owned by Leonard and Louise Riggio, featuring pieces by Balthus, Arshile Gorky, Rene Magritte, Piet Mondrian, and Pablo Picasso. Sotheby's also had success with its May 21 auction of fifty Old Masters artworks from the collection of Jordan and Thomas Saunders III, earning $64.7 million. Christie's Vice President Elizabeth Siegel attributes the success to items owned by well-known individuals.