Lot 12 A · Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection Evening Sale
The Sun Worshippers
Charles Marion Russell · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $4,000,000–$6,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection Evening Sale, New York · 20 January 2026
- Dimensions
- 30 ¼ x 36 ¼ in. (76.8 x 92.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3105217
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3105217 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3105217
Charles Marion Russell, The Sun Worshippers. Christie's, 20 Jan 2026, lot 12 A. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3105217.
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Charles Marion Russell, The Sun Worshippers. Christie's, 20 Jan 2026, lot 12 A. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3105217.
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From the same sale Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection Evening Sale · Jan 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scattering the Riders | Charles Marion Russell | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Smoking Them Out | Charles Marion Russell | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| The Stampede | Frank Tenney Johnson | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Texas Oil Patch | G. | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Dust | Charles Marion Russell | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| The End of the Trail | James Earle Fraser | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Marion Russell | Dust | $5,809,000 | Christie's, Jan 2026 | |
| Charles Marion Russell | The Whoop-Up Trail | Christie's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Frederic Remington | The Trooper | Christie's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Milton Avery | Meditation | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Frederic Remington | The Signal (If Skulls Could Speak) | Christie's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Childe Hassam | Geraniums | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Charles Marion Russell | Smoking Them Out | Christie's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Milton Avery | White Moon | Christie's, May 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.