NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's announced Elaine: The Collection of Elaine Wynn, which will be showcased during the Fall Marquee Week of Sales this November. The formidable collection reflects the unmatched aesthetic sensibility and incomparable taste of Mrs. Wynn, with examples by art historical icons spanning centuries and geographies. The artworks come from Mrs. Wynn's Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York homes and will be presented across the week of sale as leading highlights, with nine works in the 20th Century Evening Sale, two works in the 21st Century Evening Sale, and subsequent works in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale. In total, the collection is estimated to realize in excess of $75 million.

Gillian Wynn remarks: “My mother celebrated every piece that she collected. She felt privileged to live with each and every one, but always understood that she was merely a temporary custodian. Good art moves and provokes us and then must live on to do the same for others.”

Kevyn Wynn continues: “Our mother lived a life filled with passion, conviction and grace. She had uncompromising standards and we have every confidence that Christie's will uphold her vision and legacy.”

The collection's offerings represent a richly diverse array of artistic icons, encompassing the finest of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The earliest painting in the group is a luminous view by Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ehrenbreitstein, or The Bright Stone of Honour and the Tomb of Marceau, from Byron's Childe Harold, (estimate $12-18 million). First shown in an 1835 exhibition at the Royal Academy, the painting has been widely exhibited at leading institutions around the world for centuries and is counted among the artist's most important late masterpieces. Another rare jewel within the collection—painted more than 150 years after the Turner— is Lucian Freud's The Painter Surprised by a Naked Admirer (estimate $15-25 million), an extraordinarily ambitious canvas completed by the artist in 2005 at the age of 82. Further highlights include canonical paintings Ocean Park #40 by Richard Diebenkorn (estimate $15-25 million) and Sunflower V by Joan Mitchell (estimate $12-18 million), two singular examples from the oeuvres of iconic American abstractionists, hailing from cities thousands of miles apart.

Max Carter, Christie's Vice Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, remarks, “Elaine Wynn's collecting was guided by the same curiosity, passion and style that marked her profound legacies in business and philanthropy. Her interests spanned over 150 years, from Turner's poetic masterpiece, Ehrenbreitstein, to Freud's culminant self-portrait; from Seurat's exquisite Parisian view to perhaps Richard Diebenkorn's most beautiful Ocean Park #40; from Joan Mitchell's breathtaking Sunflower V to Olga de Amaral. Ms. Wynn was one-of-a-kind and we could not be more honored to work with her family and to celebrate her collection and example this fall at Christie's.”

Sonya Roth, Deputy Chairman, Christie's West Coast, remarks, “It is a true honor to work with Kevyn and Gillian in paying tribute to the legacy of their mother, Elaine Wynn. Mrs. Wynn was a visionary collector who stands among the most generous patrons of our time. Her tireless support for art institutions and educational organizations across the United States has had a deep and meaningful impact on countless lives. We are humbled to steward this inimitable collection at Christie's.”

Mrs. Wynn was a beloved style icon, patron of the arts and champion of charitable causes who is remembered for her deep generosity and effortless grace. Born in 1942, Elaine Pascal Wynn grew up in both New York City and Miami Beach, instilled with a love for art and aesthetics beginning at a young age. In the 1960s, she married Stephen Wynn and together the couple moved to Las Vegas. Over the next fifty years, Mrs. Wynn was instrumental in bringing art, beauty, and style to the forefront of the burgeoning west coast metropolis. Among her countless contributions was the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, an exquisite and thoughtful collection of 19th and 20th centuries masterpieces which still stands among the city's cultural jewels. Over the course of decades, Mrs. Wynn's decisive and elegant touches ushered in a new era for Las Vegas marked by heightened sophistication and glamour. At her core, Mrs. Wynn was a deeply kind-hearted philanthropist who spent her life advocating tirelessly for art institutions and educational organizations across the United States. She was particularly invested in her support of Communities in Schools (CIS), an organization committed to providing underserved youth populations with the necessary tools and resources to graduate, and to her work with Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), where she served as co-chair of the board. Her endeavor to further art appreciation and education continues, most notably in the development of the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA), the city's first standalone art institution, coming to fruition in Symphony Park in 2029 as a direct result of Mrs. Wynn's resolute passion, vision, and generosity. The project is a collaboration with LACMA and will share the museum's exhibitions and programming.