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American landscape paintings set for conservation-benefit auction in January

2026-11-12

Illustrative Yosemite Valley landscape, not a painting, auction lot or image of the Turner collection

Christie's plans to auction around 20 American landscape paintings from Ted Turner's collection in New York on January 20, 2027. The sale will benefit the Turner Foundation's environmental work, the auction house announced on November 11.

The collection consists of works by Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. Christie's puts the overall estimate at about US$20 million, with Bierstadt's Yosemite Valley and Moran's The Inner Gorge, Grand Canyon each estimated at US$4 million to US$6 million. These are pre-sale estimates, not sale results or guaranteed proceeds.

The auction house says the evening sale is scheduled for 5pm New York time, with a public preview from January 15 to 19. The Turner family said proceeds would support conservation and environmental stewardship through the foundation. The planned sale has not yet taken place.

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