Works of art depicting the American West and other pieces collected by the late Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens are expected to sell at auction for more than $15 million.
Christie鈥檚 said Thursday that the auction will be held Oct. 28 in New York. Christie鈥檚 said the art collection spans over a century, with works ranging from from Frederic Remington鈥檚 鈥淭he Signal鈥� from 1900 to Howard Terpning鈥檚 鈥淔lags on the Frontier鈥� from 2001.
Tylee Abbott, an American art specialist at Christie鈥檚, said the works assembled by Pickens were 鈥渁n extension of himself, a kind of self-portrait of the collector.鈥�
鈥淭he art with which he chose to surround himself consistently depicts the bold, strong-willed personages of the West and the endurance of the American spirit,鈥� Abbott said.
The roughly 75 pieces being auctioned off include paintings, sculptures, watches and cufflinks.
Pickens, who grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 at his Dallas home.
His alma mater, Oklahoma State University, is marking the anniversary of his death Friday with a virtual dedication of his childhood home, which was relocated last year to Stillwater. The house is now at Karsten Creek Golf Club, which is the home of OSU鈥檚 golf teams.
Pickens, who donated more than half a billion dollars to OSU, is buried outside his childhood bedroom window.