Charles Marion Russell Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1864–1926

Charles Marion Russell watercolors have appeared at auction 141 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 134 sold, a sell-through rate of 95%. Across 134 sales with a published price, the typical result was $52.9kSign up free to see to $258kSign up free to see (median $100kSign up free to see). Blackfeet Burning Crow Buffalo Range holds the top price on file: $2.9MSign up free to see at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (July 2007). The houses with the most results are Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (116), Bonhams (16) and Scottsdale Art Auction (9).

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1. 
   Pablo-Allard Buffalo Drive, 1909

   Watercolor · Paper

   8.5 x 11.5 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026 · Lot 72
   $484,000≈ £363,254≈ €425,420Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
2. 
   Indian with His Winchester (ca. 1895)

   Watercolor · Paper

   17.75 x 7.75 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026 · Lot 69
   $60,500≈ £45,407≈ €53,177Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
3. 
   Scouting PartyAfter the artist

   Watercolor · Paper

   H 16.75" W 22.5"

   DuMouchelles · Jul 24, 2026 · Lot 1322
   $1,200≈ £901≈ €1,055HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at DuMouchelles ↗
4. 
   Scalp Hunters

   Watercolor

   March in Montana · Mar 21, 2026 · Lot 549
   Result not publishedEst. $40,000–60,000View at March in Montana ↗
5. 
   Street Scene in Arabia

   Watercolor · Paper

   sheet 14 1/4 x 12 in.

   Bonhams · Nov 11, 2025 · Lot 163
   $23,680≈ £18,012≈ €20,458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Night (ca. 1895)

   Watercolor · Paper

   4.75 x 9.75 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 195
   $84,700≈ £62,960≈ €72,245Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
7. 
   Letter to Grovent, 1920

   Watercolor · Paper

   3.25 x 5 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 260
   $78,650≈ £58,463≈ €67,085Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
8. 
   The Chase

   Watercolor · Paper

   10 x 15 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 220
   $423,500≈ £314,800≈ €361,225Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
9. 
   Brave on Horseback, 1907

   Watercolor · Paper

   4 x 6.25 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 32
   $51,425≈ £38,226≈ €43,863Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
10. 
    Center Fire Man on a Bronc

    Watercolor

    10 x 7 1/4 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 12, 2025 · Lot 386
    $175,500≈ £134,072≈ €154,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $135,000–185,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
11. 
    Navajo Wild Horse Hunters

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 12, 2025 · Lot 385
    $315,900≈ £241,329≈ €278,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
12. 
    Portrait of Chief Joseph

    Watercolor

    March in Montana · Mar 22, 2025 · Lot 532
    Result not publishedEst. $50,000–70,000View at March in Montana ↗
13. 
    Untitled (Portrait of a Native American Woman), Circa

    Watercolor

    March in Montana · Mar 22, 2025 · Lot 531
    Result not publishedEst. $50,000–70,000View at March in Montana ↗
14. 
    Whitetail

    Watercolor

    March in Montana · Mar 22, 2025 · Lot 528
    Result not publishedEst. $60,000–80,000View at March in Montana ↗
15. 
    Wilderness Episode

    Watercolor · Paper

    17.5 x 21.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 208
    $60,500≈ £47,005≈ €55,709Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
16. 
    Pack Train

    Watercolor · Paper

    8.25 x 10.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 191
    $27,225≈ £21,152≈ €25,069Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
17. 
    Friend Cal Letter, 1908

    Watercolor · Paper

    letters: 10.25 x 6.25 inches each; envelope: 3.5 x 6.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 193
    $66,550≈ £51,705≈ €61,280Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
18. 
    Bronc Rider, 1922

    Watercolor · Paper

    13.5 x 9 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 87
    $272,250≈ £211,522≈ €250,691Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
19. 
    The Breaks, 1911

    Watercolor · Paper

    10.75 x 14.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 145
    $145,200≈ £112,812≈ €133,702Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
20. 
    UntitledAfter the artist

    Watercolor

    H 8" W 5.25"

    DuMouchelles · Jun 14, 2024 · Lot 1229
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗
21. 
    Pablo Buffalo Hunt, 1909

    Watercolor · Paper

    7.5 x 11.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 208
    $302,500≈ £230,740≈ €269,584Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
22. 
    Christmas Card with Rider, 1921

    Watercolor · Paper

    4 x 5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 145
    $39,325≈ £29,996≈ €35,046Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
23. 
    Blackfeet Chief, 1903

    Watercolor · Paper

    7.75 x 5.5 x .75 inch book

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 15, 2023 · Lot 124
    $27,225≈ £20,767≈ €24,263Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
24. 
    Bucking Bronco and Rider

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 26, 2023 · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Scouting the Camp

    Watercolor · Paper

    13.5 x 19.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 215
    $217,800≈ £181,985≈ €213,739Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
26. 
    Mexican Vaqueros Roping a Steer, 1925

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 x 28 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 44
    $544,500≈ £454,963≈ €534,347Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
27. 
    Indian Head, 1899

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 x 8 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 277
    $72,600≈ £60,662≈ €71,246Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
28. 
    Indian Woman; Logger (2)

    Watercolor

    5 x 4 inches each

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 359
    $35,100≈ £26,938≈ €32,317Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
29. 
    The Stampede

    Watercolor

    20 x 30 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 358
    $128,700≈ £98,772≈ €118,497Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
30. 
    Cavalry Mounts for the Braves

    Watercolor

    16 x 14 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 357
    $222,300≈ £170,606≈ €204,677Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
31. 
    The Proposal

    Watercolor · Paper

    9.25 x 15.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 268
    $145,200≈ £103,967≈ €122,109Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
32. 
    Mexicans Leaving an Inn, 1906

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 250A
    $242,000≈ £173,278≈ €203,515Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
33. 
    Indian on a Pinto, 1898

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 x 20.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 217
    $157,300≈ £112,631≈ €132,285Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
34. 
    Friend Wallace Letter, 1918

    Watercolor · Paper

    7.75 x 14.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 248
    $90,750≈ £64,979≈ €76,318Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
35. 
    Friend Ed Letter, 1908

    Watercolor · Paper

    letters: 9 x 5.5 inches each; envelope: 3.5 x 6.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 218
    $121,000≈ £86,639≈ €101,758Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
36. 
    Friend Con Letter, 1910

    Watercolor · Paper

    8 x 9.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 285
    $157,300≈ £112,631≈ €132,285Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
37. 
    Friend Ad Letter, 1923

    Watercolor · Paper

    10 x 7.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 195
    $133,100≈ £95,303≈ €111,933Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
38. 
    Deer, 1917

    Watercolor · Paper

    9.75 x 7.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 136
    $30,250≈ £21,660≈ €25,439Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
39. 
    Cowboy on a Bronco, 1898

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 x 20.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 108
    $157,300≈ £112,631≈ €132,285Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
40. 
    The Brave’s Return for His Answer

    Watercolor · Paper

    15.5 x 9.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 231
    $80,000≈ £57,282≈ €67,278Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
41. 
    Antelopes (ca. 1883-84)

    Watercolor · Paper

    6 x 5.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 137
    $30,250≈ £21,660≈ €25,439Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
42. 
    Antelope Hunting

    Watercolor · Paper

    4 x 6.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 20
    $15,730≈ £11,263≈ €13,228Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
43. 
    With a Good Hoss under Him, It was Easy for an Injun to get Meat ( circa 1920-21)

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 x 18.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2020 · Lot 51
    $178,500≈ £139,912≈ €153,773Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
44. 
    Planning the Attack (The Wagon Train), 1902

    Watercolor · Paper

    9 x 12 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2020 · Lot 138
    $154,700≈ £121,257≈ €133,270Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
45. 
    Blackfeet War Party ( circa 1896)

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 22 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2020 · Lot 72
    $190,400≈ £149,240≈ €164,025Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
46. 
    Indian with His Winchester

    Watercolor

    18 x 8 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Jun 13, 2020 · Lot 215
    $52,650≈ £41,756≈ €46,576Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
47. 
    High, Wide and Handsome (Montana Show Rider), 1919

    Watercolor

    16 x 12 1/2 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Jun 13, 2020 · Lot 214
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
48. 
    Indian Woman, 1913

    Watercolor · Paper

    5 x 4 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 84
    $26,775≈ £21,548≈ €24,039Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
49. 
    Indian on Horseback

    Watercolor · Paper

    12.75 x 14.75 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 65
    $32,725≈ £26,336≈ €29,381Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
50. 
    Friend Bob – Illustrated Letter, 1920

    Watercolor · Paper

    10.5 x 8.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 163
    $202,300≈ £162,804≈ €181,630Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗

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