Charles Marion Russell, The Signal Fire

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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  1. Piegans by Charles Marion Russell, 1918, oil on canvas, sold Jul 2005PiegansCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $5,600,000≈ £3,191,974≈ €4,630,778Sign up to see
  2. The Hold Up by Charles Marion Russell, 1899, oil on canvas, sold Jul 2008The Hold UpCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $5,167,000≈ £2,590,364≈ €3,283,971Sign up to see
  3. Meat for Wild Men by Charles Marion Russell, 1924, bronze — No. 1 Cast, sold Jul 2008Meat for Wild MenCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $4,047,000≈ £2,028,877≈ €2,572,137Sign up to see

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  1. Center Fire Man on a Bronc by Charles Marion Russell, Pen & Ink with Watercolor, sold Apr 2025
    Center Fire Man on a Bronc
    Watercolor
    10 x 7 1/4 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 386
    $175,500≈ £134,072≈ €154,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $135,000–185,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  2. The Bronco Buster (Bronco Twister) by Charles Marion Russell, circa 1894, gouache and watercolor on leather board, sold Dec 2024
    The Bronco Buster (Bronco Twister), circa 1894
    Gouache · Other support
    19 3/4 in. diameter
    Bonhams · · Lot 79
    $76,700≈ £60,834≈ €73,785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–100,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Judith Roundup – Bucking Broncho by Charles Marion Russell, ink wash on paper, sold Jul 2024
    Judith Roundup – Bucking Broncho
    Drawing · Paper
    17.75 x 24 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 132
    $30,000≈ £23,308≈ €27,624Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  4. The Breaks by Charles Marion Russell, 1911, watercolor and gouache on paper, sold Jul 2024
    The Breaks, 1911
    Watercolor · Paper
    10.75 x 14.75 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 145
    $145,200≈ £112,812≈ €133,702Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  5. Pack Train by Charles Marion Russell, watercolor on paper, sold Jul 2024
    Pack Train
    Watercolor · Paper
    8.25 x 10.75 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 191
    $27,225≈ £21,152≈ €25,069Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  6. Friend Cal Letter by Charles Marion Russell, 1908, watercolor and ink on paper, sold Jul 2024
    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 · · Lot 193
    $66,550≈ £51,705≈ €61,280Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  7. Wilderness Episode by Charles Marion Russell, watercolor on paper, sold Jul 2024
    Wilderness Episode
    Watercolor · Paper
    17.5 x 21.5 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 208
    $60,500≈ £47,005≈ €55,709Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  8. Kicked Half-Way Across the Street by Charles Marion Russell, pen and ink on paper, sold Jul 2024
    Kicked Half-Way Across the Street
    Drawing · Paper
    8 x 12 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 221
    $20,570≈ £15,982≈ €18,941Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  9. The Bucker and the Buckaroo by Charles Marion Russell, bronze, sold Jul 2024
    The Bucker and the Buckaroo
    Sculpture
    14.25 x 7.75 x 10 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 245
    $78,650≈ £61,106≈ €72,422Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  10. Russell Self-Portrait Bookends by Charles Marion Russell, 1920, painted plaster, sold Jul 2024
    Russell Self-Portrait Bookends, 1920
    Sculpture
    5.25 x 5 x 3.25 inches and 5.5 x 4.75 x 2.75 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 246
    $14,520≈ £11,281≈ €13,370Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
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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

  • lower left140
  • lower right42
  • on the base6
  • lower centre4
  • upper right1
  • upper left1

Form

  • signed131
  • signed and dated88
  • initialled28
  • monogrammed2
  • Signed and dated 1906 lower left CMR Raisonne Catalog No: CR.UNL.602 $40,000-60,000 — Scalp Hunters, March in Montana, Mar 21, 2026
  • Signed and dated 1917 lower left CMR Raisonne Catalog No: CR.UNL.100. $10,000-15,000 — The Bull Elk, March in Montana, Mar 21, 2026
  • Signed 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

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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

  • Charles Marion Russell, The Signal FireThe Signal Fire, 1897
    Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
  • Charles Marion Russell, VoyageursVoyageurs, 1898
    Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
  • Charles Marion Russell, Buffalo HuntBuffalo Hunt, 1891
    Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
  • Charles Marion Russell, The Death Song of Lone WolfThe Death Song of Lone Wolf, 1901
    Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain

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