Charles Marion Russell signature
American · 1864–1926
251 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
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- C R [artist cipher]×1
Catalogue signature lines
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, 2025Signed lower right; Verso: Christmas card from Charles Russell to Maynard Dixon (According to Abe Hays)
— Tell'um You Heap Good Christmas, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 12, 2025Signed lower left with cipher Verso: C.M. Russell Auction sticker, 1996. $50,000-70,000
— Portrait of Chief Joseph, March in Montana, Mar 22, 2025Signed lower left with cipher Verso: Paul Masa Gallery sticker. $50,000-70,000
— Untitled (Portrait of a Native American Woman), Circa, March in Montana, Mar 22, 2025Signed lower right Verso: Old C.M. Russell Auction sticker, 2000. Gerald Peters Gallery Sticker. $15,000-25,000
— Untitled (Head of a Steer) Illustration for Trails Plowed Under, March in Montana, Mar 22, 2025Signed and dated lower left | “I wish you a happy new year Scoty” with signature lower center
— Happy New Year, Scoty [or] Self Portrait on Red Bull, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2014Signed under base: C R [artist cipher]
— Wolf with Bone, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed lower left
— Wild Bill’s Fight with M’Candlas Gang [or] Wild Bill Hickok’s Greatest Feat (ca. 1922), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Signed and dated lower right
— Self Portrait, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Signed and dated lower left
— Pablo-Allard Buffalo Drive, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Signed lower left
— Indian with His Winchester (ca. 1895), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Initialed lower left
— An Indian Lookout, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Initialed and dated lower right
— Highwayman Waiting for His Prey, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Initialed lower left
— Finding the Gold That Made Virginia City Famous (ca. 1911), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 25, 2026Signed and dated lower left
— The Tenderfoot, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed lower left
— Roping a Wolf (ca. 1918), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Initialed lower left
— Night (ca. 1895), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed and dated lower left
— Meat for Wild Men [or] Buffalo Hunt #35, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed upper right, dated lower right
— Letter to Grovent, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed and dated lower center
— Letter to Frank Bird Linderman, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed and dated lower left
— The King’s Scout, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed lower left
— The Chase, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed and dated lower right
— Brave on Horseback, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed lower right with skull
— Center Fire Man on a Bronc, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 12, 2025Signed lower right, titled lower center $30,000-50,000
— Scene on the Judith Roundup, Bucking Broncho, March in Montana, Mar 22, 2025Signed and dated 1912 lower right $60,000-80,000
— Whitetail, March in Montana, Mar 22, 2025Signed lower left
— Wilderness Episode, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Initialed lower left
— Pack Train, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Initialed lower left
— Meeting on Middle Ground, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Initialed lower left
— Kicked Half-Way Across the Street, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Initialed lower right
— Judith Roundup – Bucking Broncho, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed and dated on bottom
— Good Medicine, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed lower right
— Friend Cal Letter, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Initialed and dated lower left
— Crow Scout on Pinto Pony, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed and dated lower left
— Bronc Rider, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed and dated lower left
— The Breaks, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed lower left
— The Ambush, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024Signed lower left
— Packhorse, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 15, 2023
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Charles Marion Russell auction results.