Ted Turner's family to auction 20 Montana ranch paintings estimated at $20 million for conservation cause

The family of Ted Turner is preparing to sell around 20 landscape paintings that once hung in his Montana ranch home, with the proceeds set to support the conservation work of the Turner Foundation. The collection, made up entirely of works by 19th-century American painters Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran, is expected to fetch around $20 million at auction, as per AP News.The paintings, which include dramatic depictions of Yosemite Valley, the Grand Canyon and the American bison, will be offered by Christie’s in New York on 20 January 2027, as per their website.

The sale, titled 'Trailblazer: Ted Turner’s America', marks the first time these works have been publicly offered, and it comes just months after Turner’s death in May. Read more details about it, as per the reports, here:A collection shaped by the American WestTed Turner built his fortune in media, founding CNN and reshaping American television.

But his heart, according to his family, always belonged to the wide open landscapes of the West.