Carl Rungius
American · 1869–1959 · Painter
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius was a leading American wildlife artist. He was born in Germany though he immigrated to the United States and he spent his career painting in the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Family (ca. 1929)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · $952,000≈ £512,710≈ €750,789Sign up to see
Big HornsCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $575,000≈ £288,264≈ €365,451Sign up to see
The IntruderBonhams · $529,575≈ £458,189≈ €532,397Sign up to see
Carl Rungius’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
13 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 116 | 111 | 96% | $102kSign up | $50kSign up | $952kSign up |
| Oil | 116 | 111 | 96% | $102kSign up | $50kSign up | $952kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $17.2kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $37.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $20.4kSign up | $23kSign up | $27.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $23.7kSign up | $23.7kSign up | $37.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $13.5kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $26.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 133 | 132 | 99% | $10.4kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $202kSign up |
| Etching | 126 | 125 | 99% | $10.4kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $202kSign up |
| Drypoint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $11.8kSign up | $11.7kSign up | $29.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $225Sign up | $225Sign up | $225Sign up |
| Photography | 3 | 3 | 100% | $396Sign up | $362Sign up | $579Sign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $396Sign up | $362Sign up | $579Sign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $200kSign up | $200kSign up | $225kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | $15.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 26 | 25 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 13 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 | $17.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 13 | 12 | $52.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | $11kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | $40.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | $35.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | $50.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $579Sign up |
| 1999 | 4 | 4 | $2.7kSign up |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |