Charles Marion Russell
American · 1864–1926 · Painter, Sculptor
Charles Marion Russell was an American artist credited for his prolific work of more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
PiegansCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $5,600,000≈ £3,191,974≈ €4,630,778Sign up to see
The Hold UpCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $5,167,000≈ £2,590,364≈ €3,283,971Sign up to see
Meat for Wild MenCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $4,047,000≈ £2,028,877≈ €2,572,137Sign up to see
Charles Marion Russell’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).
ArtSell has recorded 358 auction results for Charles Marion Russell between 2005 and 2026, of which 329 sold (92%). A further 43 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $425Sign up free to see to $5.6MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5.6MSign up free to see for Piegans at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in July 2005. The most common medium is watercolors (141 lots). Most results come from Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (270), Bonhams (79) and March in Montana (31).
397 results · page 1 of 10
- Native American with Dancing BearAfter the artist$600≈ £449≈ €523Sign up free to see
- Snake PriestAfter the artist$200≈ £150≈ €174Sign up free to see
- $25,410≈ £19,071≈ €22,335Sign up free to see
- $27,225≈ £20,433≈ €23,930Sign up free to see
- Self Portrait, 1917$18,000≈ £13,509≈ €15,821Sign up free to see
- $51,425≈ £38,596≈ €45,201Sign up free to see
- $78,650≈ £59,029≈ €69,131Sign up free to see
- $7,260≈ £5,449≈ €6,381Sign up free to see
- $14,520≈ £10,898≈ €12,763Sign up free to see
- $7,260≈ £5,449≈ €6,381Sign up free to see
![Charles Marion Russell, Wild Bill’s Fight with M’Candlas Gang [or] Wild Bill Hickok’s Greatest Feat (ca. 1922), pen and ink on paper](/img/lot/cmuhj0pou8retd5u9mal8/thumb)
Also offered, result not published (43)
Lots by Charles Marion Russell that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Charles Marion Russell: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Charles Marion Russell at auction?
$5,600,000Sign up free to see, for Piegans at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (July 2005) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Charles Marion Russell?
The median sale price is $72.6kSign up free to see across 329 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Charles Marion Russell have sold at auction?
329 of 358 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 43 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Charles Marion Russell?
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Bonhams and March in Montana account for the most recorded results. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Bonhams · March in Montana
Charles Marion Russell signature
249 catalogued lots by Charles Marion Russell record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (72% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated 1906 lower left CMR Raisonne Catalog No: CR.UNL.602 $40,000-60,000
— Scalp Hunters, March in Montana, Mar 21, 2026Signed and dated 1917 lower left CMR Raisonne Catalog No: CR.UNL.100. $10,000-15,000
— The Bull Elk, March in Montana, Mar 21, 2026Signed with skull and dated 1919 lower left; Verso: "Thomas N Jamieson III on his first birthday March 28 1922" written on front
— Navajo Wild Horse Hunters, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 12, 2025
About Charles Marion Russell
Charles Marion Russell was an American artist credited for his prolific work of more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. He is known as "the cowboy artist" and was also a storyteller and author. Russell became an advocate for Native Americans in the west, supporting the bid by landless Chippewa to have a reservation established for them in Montana. In 1916, Congress passed legislation to create the Rocky Boy Reservation.
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In museum collections
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domainVoyageurs, 1898
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domainBuffalo Hunt, 1891
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domainThe Death Song of Lone Wolf, 1901
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
