{"id":2221141,"date":"2026-10-26T21:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2221141"},"modified":"2026-10-26T21:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:18:44","slug":"bill-koch-to-sell-more-than-40-m-in-art-at-christies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2221141","title":{"rendered":"Bill Koch to Sell More Than $40 M. in Art at Christie\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBillionaire collector William \u201cBill\u201d Koch is ready to sell more of his art. After parting ways with $84 million worth of American art at Christie\u2019s in January, he\u2019s putting another group of paintings up for sale this November, including works by Claude Monet and Paul C\u00e9zanne that could fetch as much as $18 million apiece.<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie\u2019s said the collection, which also includes works by Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Joan Mir\u00f3, and Diego Rivera, is expected to bring more than $40 million during its marquee sales in New York next month.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe announcement marks the latest chapter in what has become a very lucrative relationship between Koch and the auction house. In June 2025, Christie\u2019s sold $28.8 million worth of wine from his cellar, followed by his Western American art auction seven months later. Both sales exceeded expectations, according to Christie\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd it isn\u2019t just art and wine that Koch has been selling. He\u2019s also been trying to find a buyer for Elk Mountain Lodge, his sprawling 52-acre estate in Aspen, Colorado. The property went on the market in January 2025 for $125 million, but after failing to attract a buyer, Koch slashed the asking price to $99 million and put it up for auction in July. The estate, which he bought for $26.5 million in 2007, includes a 16,631-square-foot main house, seven guest cabins, and enough amenities to make leaving the property seem almost unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s unclear what\u2019s behind Koch\u2019s motivation to sell. In under two years, the 85-year-old has parted with more than $112 million in art and wine, with another $40 million or more potentially coming next month. While it certainly looks like the billionaire is doing some serious housecleaning, Christie\u2019s hasn\u2019t offered an explanation, and Koch hasn\u2019t publicly connected the sales to any broader plans, though in the release Koch says that he hopes \u201cart lovers around the world can take the same enjoyment as I have, in collecting these works my hope is that collectors will find something that speaks to their passion and that they are able to share it with their friends and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paul Cezanne\u2019s Tasse, verre et fruits<\/em> (ca. 1877) carries an estimate of $12 million\u2013$18 million. <\/span>Christie\u2019s Images LTD. 2026<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tFor the upcoming sale, Koch is turning his attention to European and Latin American art. Leading the group is Monet\u2019s Champ d\u2019avoine et coquelicots<\/em> (1890), a landscape depicting a field of oats and poppies near the artist\u2019s home in Giverny, France. Koch bought the painting in 1985, and the work carries an estimate of $12 million to $18 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tSharing top billing is C\u00e9zanne\u2019s Tasse, verre et fruits<\/em>, a still life painted around 1877 that features apples, a cup, and a glass arranged on a tabletop. Koch acquired the painting in 1986, and Christie\u2019s has given it the same $12 million to $18 million estimate. Both paintings will appear in the house\u2019s 20th Century Evening Sale.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother highlight is Matisse\u2019s Jeune femme fard\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019orientale (La bayad\u00e8re)<\/em>, a 1929 painting of a nude inspired by the classical ballet La Bayad\u00e8re<\/em>. It\u2019s expected to bring between $5 million and $7 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tA Degas work, Sc\u00e8ne de ballet<\/em>, is estimated at $3 million to $5 million. The pastel over monotype has a particularly interesting history: it was originally purchased directly from Degas by Philadelphia collector Annie Riddle Scott on the advice of Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. (Another impression of the underlying monotype belongs to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.)<\/p>\n

\n\tKoch\u2019s collection also includes Rivera\u2019s Vendedora de flores en Xochimilco<\/em> (1929) and Mir\u00f3\u2019s Peinture<\/em> (1950), each estimated at $2.5 million to $3.5 million. A 1971 Chagall painting, Danseuse \u00e0 la robe fleurie<\/em>, carries a $1.2 million to $1.8 million estimate, while Gabriele M\u00fcnter\u2019s Kind mit Puppe<\/em> (1909) is expected to bring between $900,000 and $1.2 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tKoch, an industrialist, America\u2019s Cup winner, and longtime collector, has spent decades assembling collections that range from fine art to rare wines. \u201cI feel very fortunate that with hard work, business success, and a great deal of luck, I have been able to collect things that resonate with me,\u201d Koch said in a statement. \u201cThe masterpieces in this sale are among my favorites.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe works will be spread across Christie\u2019s 20th Century Evening Sale, Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, and Works on Paper Sale during the house\u2019s November marquee week in New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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