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American West art masterpieces from a billionaire Koch brother head to auction
The auction features major works by Remington, Russell, and Bierstadt, with estimates totaling at least $50 million amid rising interest from younger collectors.
- On Jan. 20, Bill Koch consigns dozens of Western artworks to Christie’s Visions of the West sale in New York, expecting to fetch at least $50 million over two sessions.
- Bill Koch said `It is time to pass along these pieces`, and Christie’s notes rising interest from younger collectors and new audience cohort in Western subjects, prompting the sale.
- 16 Remington sculptures and Coming to the Call, estimated at $6,000,000–$8,000, along with Russell’s The Sun Worshippers projected at $4,000,000–$6,000,000, are in the sale.
- The sale is poised to draw collectors nationwide, making it a major Western-art event as Koch’s Plains upbringing helps explain collector interest and the cultural resonance of the works.
- Rising incomes in Western states, where median household income increased from $58,000 in 2014 to almost $93,000 in 2024, boost regional art demand, alongside population gains in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
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American West art masterpieces from a billionaire Koch brother head to auction
Some of the most iconic American Western art is heading to auction at Christie’s in New York. Dozens of pieces from billionaire Bill Koch’s collection are expected to fetch at least $50 million.
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Christie’s to Sell Billionaire Bill Koch’s $50 M. Collection of American West Artworks
Christie’s announced Thursday that it will stage a single-owner sale of works owned by billionaire Bill Koch over two sessions on January 20 and January 21. The “Visions of the West” sale will feature dozerns of works owned by Koch, with a heavy emphasis on American artists who depicted the American West and the frontier. Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell, and Albert Bierstadt are among the artists whose works are to be sold from the …
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