Charles M Russell's Auction Record Jumps 16% With $5.8m Sale
3 min read · 23 Jan 2026
Dust. Image courtesy of Christie's
Charles M Russell, Dust (1925) sold for $5.81m, more than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on January 20. The oil on canvas work, which was consigned by William Koch, had been traded several times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $809,000, a 16% rise.
Piegans (1918). Sold for $5m in 2005. Image courtesy of The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction
The previous record was set by Piegans (1918), which sold for $5m at The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction on July 30, 2005.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 20, 2026 | Dust | $5.81m | 16 % | Christie's | New York |
July 30, 2005 | Piegans | $5m | 138 % | The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction | Hayden |
July 28, 2001 | A Disputed Trail | $2.1m | 62 % | Coeur d`Alene Art Auction | Reno |
May 26, 1999 | Price of his hide | $1.3m | 30 % | Christie's | New York |
November 30, 1989 | Return of war party | $1m | 300 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 25, 1980 | The war party | $250,000 | 35 % | Sotheby's | New York |
October 25, 1979 | The Judith Basin roundup | $185,000 | 85 % | Sotheby's | New York |
October 27, 1971 | Death of a gambler | $100,000 | 189 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 06, 1967 | The Ambush | $34,600 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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