Frederic Remington's Auction Record Jumps Twice to $13.3m
3 min read · 21 Jan 2026
Coming to the Call. Image courtesy of Christie's
Frederic Remington, Coming to the Call (1905) sold for $13.29m, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on January 20. The oil on canvas work has been traded 10 times in the past.
An Argument with the Town Marshall (1905). Sold for $11.85m in 2026. Image courtesy of Christie's
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $1.44m (a 12% rise), which was broken in the same auction by An Argument with the Town Marshall (1905), which sold for $11.85m also at Christie's on January 20, 2026. The work had been traded 6 times in the past.
Before the auction, Remington's previous record breaking work was Coming Through The Rye, which sold for $11.22m at Christie's May 2017.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 20, 2026 | Coming to the Call | $13.29m | 12 % | Christie's | New York |
January 20, 2026 | An Argument with the Town Marshall | $11.85m | 6 % | Christie's | New York |
May 23, 2017 | Coming Through The Rye | $11.22m | 99 % | Christie's | New York |
May 22, 2008 | The Wounded Bunkie | $5.64m | 20 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 26, 1999 | Reconnaissance | $4.7m | 9 % | Christie's | New York |
November 30, 1989 | Attack on supply wagons | $4.3m | 7 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 25, 1989 | Coming through the rye | $4m | 535 % | Christie's | New York |
June 01, 1984 | The bronco buster | $630,000 | 26 % | Christie's | New York |
May 30, 1984 | Coming to the call | $500,000 | 16 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 02, 1983 | The bronco buster | $430,000 | 34 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 22, 1980 | Apache scout | $320,000 | 83 % | Christie's | New York |
October 16, 1974 | Turn him loose Bill | $175,000 | 67 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 10, 1970 | Coming to the Call | $105,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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