I think of it like a priceless painting, and the artist is deceased. It took years to amass the acres, years to develop the property. You can't get it any other way.

In Sonoma and Napa County, traditionally high end would be above $5 million. That was very slow in 2003 and 2004, but in 2005 it's picked up quite a bit.

No one asked an artist who was great in his 20s and 30s why he was still painting in his 40s and 50s,

It is an iconic painting by the artist. It fully deserved to make this record for the artist, which is more than three times the previous amount ever achieved by a Turner at auction.

We only do one painting. It's a way of featuring one artist in our community. It's a celebration of his work.

I've been working in sculpture and painting since 1920.