Following Diane Keaton's death in October 2024 at age 79, British auction house Bonhams held a sale of her personal estate across New York, Los Angeles, and online, closing at $4.2 million total. The auction featured treasures from her eclectic collection, including artwork by Annie Leibovitz, Cindy Sherman, Ed Mell, and Maynard Dixon, along with personal items like dog and penguin figures and crafting supplies. Notable highlights included the original *Annie Hall* script, which sold for $394,200—98 times its estimate—and a David Wojnarowicz photograph that set a new world auction record for the work.
The sale matters because it set a house record for most registrations on a global sale ever, underscoring Keaton's enduring cultural influence beyond her film career. The auction revealed her as a serious collector of fine art and photography, with items like a custom Ralph Lauren suit and an Annie Leibovitz photograph of Abraham Lincoln's hat fetching far above estimates. This event highlights the growing market for celebrity estate sales and the intersection of Hollywood glamour with the visual art world.