Alfred Jacob Miller's Auction Record Jumps 150%
3 min read · 21 Jan 2026
The Buffalo Hunt. Image courtesy of Christie's
Alfred Jacob Miller, The Buffalo Hunt (1850) sold for $4.71m, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on January 20. The oil on canvas work has been traded 5 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $2.95m, a 150% rise.
Caravan En Route [Sir William Drummond Stewart's Caravan] (1850). Sold for $1.76m in 2012. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Caravan En Route [Sir William Drummond Stewart's Caravan] (1850), which sold for $1.76m at Sotheby's on November 29, 2012.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 20, 2026 | The Buffalo Hunt | $4.71m | 167 % | Christie's | New York |
November 29, 2012 | Caravan En Route [Sir William Drummond Stewart's Caravan] | $1.76m | 18 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 04, 2002 | Buffalo hunt | $1.5m | 329 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 25, 2002 | Sioux camp | $350,000 | 17 % | Christie's | New York |
May 20, 1998 | Sioux camp | $300,000 | 20 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 04, 1997 | The lost Greenhorn | $250,000 | 39 % | Christie's | New York |
December 05, 1996 | Pierre and the buffalo | $180,000 | 6 % | Sotheby's | New York |
October 17, 1980 | The thirsty trapper | $170,000 | 386 % | Sotheby's | New York |
October 27, 1971 | Sioux camp scene | $35,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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