Lot 317

Charles M. Russell Bronze Relief Portrait Medallion of a Native American

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Charles M. Russell Bronze Relief Portrait Medallion of a Native American
Charles M. Russell Bronze Relief Portrait Medallion of a Native American
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Charles M. Russell Bronze Relief Portrait Medallion of a Native American

Estimate: $500 - $750

Current Bid: $250

(1 Bid)
by Artemis Fine Arts
June 25, 2026 9:00 AM MDT (In Progress)
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926). Portrait of a Native American. Bronze relief medal, 1898. Signed "CMR," dated, and inscribed with foundry "Sculpture House NY" on verso. Ca. 1898 CE. A cast bronze relief medallion bearing the noble profile of a Native American man, his long hair sweeping back from a sharply cut brow, aquiline nose, and resolute jaw. Modeled in 1898 by Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926), the celebrated chronicler of the American West, the oval plaque captures its subject with the quiet dignity and ethnographic sensitivity that distinguished Russell's lifelong engagement with the Plains peoples he knew and admired. The reverse is incised with the artist's monogram "CMR" above the date "1898" and stamped "Sculpture House NY," identifying the New York foundry responsible for the cast. Russell, largely self-taught, rose from a Montana cowhand to become one of the foremost interpreters of frontier life, his paintings, watercolors, and sculptures now anchoring major American museum collections. Sculpted works from his hand are comparatively rare, and this intimate portrait, likely a posthumous foundry proof issued by Sculpture House Casting from Russell's original model, preserves the modeler's thumb-worked surfaces with admirable fidelity. Housed in a fitted wooden display case lined in emerald felt, accompanied by a Sculpture House Casting documentation card. Size of medal: 4.25" W x 5" H (10.8 cm W x 12.7 cm H); of custom display case: 12" W x 6" H x 3" D (30.5 cm W x 15.2 cm H x 7.6 cm D).

Provenance: ex-private collection, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA, collected from 2010 to 2015

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Item # 203234

  • Condition: Excellent. Medal is in excellent overall condition. Set in custom display case. Case has a few minor nicks but is otherwise in great condition. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from Sculpture House Casting.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000