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)
2 works by Charles Marion Russell with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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).
398 results · page 10 of 10
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000
- Smoking with the Spirit of the BuffaloAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–700
- Will RogersAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–800
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Medicine Whip, 1911Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $70,000–100,000
- Watcher of the Plains, 1901Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000
- Reclining Buffalo (Recast)After the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000
- Nature's Cattle, 1911Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000
- Sleeping Thunder, 1901Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–30,000
Also offered, result not published (44)
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 signature
250 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
