Frederic Remington’s Coming to the Call (1905) set a new record for the artist. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2026

When Christie’s announced that billionaire industrialist Bill Koch was parting with a monumental tranche of his Western art holdings, lovers of the niche braced for a stampede. The two-part sale, Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection, wasn’t just one of the most anticipated auctions in its category—it became the most successful Western art auction of all time, realizing a staggering $84.1 million with fees. Within minutes of the start of the evening sale, records began to fall. Seven lots in, Frederic Remington’s An Argument with the Town Marshal set a new record for the artist, achieving $11,847,500 over a $6 million high estimate. Just two lots later, the auction hit a new benchmark for a single-owner Western art sale. And a mere four minutes after that, Remington’s Coming to the Call broke the previous record, achieving........

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