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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The Hold UpCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 2008$5,167,000≈ £2,590,364≈ €3,283,971Sign up to see
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When Sioux and Blackfoot Meet, 1904
Watercolor · Paper
11.5 x 18.25 inches
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2016 · Lot 81
$357,000≈ £272,623≈ €324,133Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
Oh! Mother, What Is It?, 1914
Sculpture
3 3/4in high and 8 1/2in wide
Bonhams · May 18, 2016 · Lot 80
$68,750≈ £47,231≈ €60,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Nobleman of the Plains
Sculpture
height: 5 1/2in
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 114
$1,750≈ £1,226≈ €1,536Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
Seated Indian woman and seated Indian with blanket and hat (two)
height: 4 3/4in and 6in
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 117
$8,750≈ £6,130≈ €7,678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Happy New Year: A Double-Sided Letter, 1916
Watercolor · Paper
3 1/2 x 5in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 18
$26,250≈ £17,249≈ €24,611Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
A Shadow Rider
Watercolor · Paper
11 x 7in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 19
$68,750≈ £45,177≈ €64,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Bonhams ↗
Scouting Party
Watercolor · Paper
14 1/2 x 19 1/2in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 20
$293,000≈ £192,535≈ €274,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Bonhams ↗
Crow Chief
Watercolor · Paper
12 x 10in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 22
$40,000≈ £26,285≈ €37,502Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Women of the Plains
Watercolor · Paper
12 x 16in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 23
$365,000≈ £239,848≈ €342,209Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Bonhams ↗
The Last Laugh, 1916
Sculpture
4 1/2in high
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 29
$25,000≈ £16,428≈ €23,439Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗

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Charles Marion Russell signature

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

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

Form

signed133
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

The Signal Fire, 1897
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
Voyageurs, 1898
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
Buffalo Hunt, 1891
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
The Death Song of Lone Wolf, 1901
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain

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