# Charles Marion Russell artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-19T09:07:23.940Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: American Western art
- Common media: Painting, Bronze sculpture, Works on paper and prints

## Portrait

![Charles Marion Russell](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Charles_M._Russell.jpg)
A.O. Gregory · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_M._Russell.jpg

## About Charles Marion Russell

Charles Marion Russell (1864–1926) was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, and writer associated with the art of the American West. He became widely recognized for scenes involving cowboys, Native Americans, animals, and western landscapes, earning the popular description “the cowboy artist.” His work also includes bronze sculpture and illustrated writing, reflecting a broader engagement with the stories and visual culture of the West. Collectors and researchers encounter Russell across paintings, bronzes, works on paper, prints, and editions. His identity is represented in authority records including Wikidata, Getty’s Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and museum-oriented artist catalogues. Because Russell’s output spans multiple media and subjects, appraisal research benefits from matching the specific work to its medium, date, condition, provenance, and attribution evidence.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal records for Charles Marion Russell may include paintings of the American West, bronze sculptures, drawings, works on paper, prints, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and editions. Commonly encountered subjects include cowboys, Native Americans, western animals, and landscapes associated with the western United States and Alberta. A useful comparison should separate original paintings and sculpture from prints or editions, then account for size, date, condition, provenance, signature, edition details, and attribution.

## Market and appraisal context

Charles Marion Russell works appear across several auction categories, including paintings, works on paper and prints, bronze sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Appraisal depends on the individual object rather than the artist name alone. Important considerations include medium, size, date, career period, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscription, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable sales. Public auction results can establish useful reference points, but they do not represent every private sale or incomplete market record. Authentication, condition assessment, and comparison with genuinely similar works remain essential.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065418
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/67266991/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500009086
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/russell-charles-marion-18641926
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marion_Russell
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/charles-marion-russell/