Art Market News: Salvator Mundi Legacy, Tate Donation and Christie’s Record Sales
The art market sees record auction results for a Leonardo da Vinci-linked work, a major colonial-era donation to the Tate, and significant sales at Christie's and Gagosian.
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 26 Oct 2026. ARTnews.com published first, on 26 October at 10:00 UTC; Times of India followed 60h 29m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 31 October at 13:32 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ARTnews.com, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ARTnews.comChristie’s Brings a Blockbuster Klimt Landscape to Auction, Tagged at $80 M. and Guaranteed to Sell
- News – ARTnews.comIndian Artist Jogen Chowdhury Has Died, $80 M. Klimt Heads to Christie’s, and More: Morning Links for October 26, 2026
- ARTnews – ARTnews.comBill Koch to Sell More Than $40 M. in Art at Christie’s, Led by Monet and Cezanne Paintings
- ARTnews – ARTnews.comGagosian to Sell Works from Mr. Chow’s Art Collection, Including Paintings by Warhol, Basquiat, Hockney, and More
- ARTnews – ARTnews.comChristie’s Will Offer $8 M. in Works from Mickey Cartin’s Collection, from Netherlandish Painting to Contemporary Art to Rare Books
- ARTnews.comA Painting Owned by Dutch Jewish Collector Once Hung in Hitler’s Home, New Research Finds
- ARTnews.comWorks From Agnes Gund’s Collection Head to Christie’s, Led by $8 M. Vija Celmins Painting
- Times of IndiaBritish historian donates 50 colonial-era Indian paintings to Tate
- ARTnews.comArt Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s
- Times of IndiaMan buys two paintings for $60, discovers they're worth $1.072m; sellers lose
- Times of IndiaDamaged da Vinci-linked painting bought for $1,175 in 2005 sold for $450m
- Times of IndiaJewish banker's heirs sue Sotheby's over £1.2m 'Nazi-looted' painting
Sources
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- Jewish banker's heirs sue Sotheby's over £1.2m 'Nazi-looted' painting Times of India
- Damaged da Vinci-linked painting bought for $1,175 in 2005 sold for $450m Times of India
- Man buys two paintings for $60, discovers they're worth $1.072m; sellers lose Times of India
- Art Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s ARTnews.com
- British historian donates 50 colonial-era Indian paintings to Tate Times of India
- Works From Agnes Gund’s Collection Head to Christie’s, Led by $8 M. Vija Celmins Painting ARTnews.com
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- A Painting Owned by Dutch Jewish Collector Once Hung in Hitler’s Home, New Research Finds ARTnews.com
- Christie’s Will Offer $8 M. in Works from Mickey Cartin’s Collection, from Netherlandish Painting to Contemporary Art to Rare Books ARTnews – ARTnews.com
- Gagosian to Sell Works from Mr. Chow’s Art Collection, Including Paintings by Warhol, Basquiat, Hockney, and More ARTnews – ARTnews.com
- Bill Koch to Sell More Than $40 M. in Art at Christie’s, Led by Monet and Cezanne Paintings ARTnews – ARTnews.com
- Indian Artist Jogen Chowdhury Has Died, $80 M. Klimt Heads to Christie’s, and More: Morning Links for October 26, 2026 News – ARTnews.com
- Christie’s Brings a Blockbuster Klimt Landscape to Auction, Tagged at $80 M. and Guaranteed to Sell ARTnews.com
In this story
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Christie's
- Tate
- Gagosian
- Bob Nijkerk
- Mickey Cartin