Koch Collection Day Sale at Christie’s Could Realize $7.83m

Koch Collection Day Sale at Christie’s Could Realize $7.83m

3 min read  ·  30 Dec 2025

The Whoop-Up Trail by Charles M Russell estimated at $1.2m.
Image courtesy of Christie's

The Whoop-Up Trail by Charles M Russell estimated at $1.2m. Image courtesy of Christie's

Charles M Russell The Whoop-Up Trail (1899) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection Day Sale' in New York on January 21.

  • Pre-sale low estimates total $7.83m.

Preview snapshot

  • 51 works are for sale.
  • Estimates total: $7.83m (low) and $11.62m (high), excluding premiums.
  • 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Charles M Russell, The Whoop-Up Trail (1899), which is estimated to sell for between $1.2m and $1.8m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

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Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.


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