Charles Bird King
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personAmerican, 1785–1862lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works378

Museum Acquisitions

17 Institutions
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Previous Sales 7

Sotheby's
President Monroe
President Monroe, 1826
Unknown
Jan 2026
Christie's
Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes
Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes
$21,420
Jan 2024
Christie's
John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
$457,000
Sep 2007
Christie's
The Castle Builder
The Castle Builder
$5,400
Sep 2006
Sotheby's
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Sauk Chief
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Sauk Chief, 1824
$243,000
Jan 2025
Bonhams
The Jolly Glass of Wine
The Jolly Glass of Wine
$7,012
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Ottoe half chief
Ottoe half chief
$1,200,000
Dec 2004

For Sale 2

Robert Azensky Fine Art · Artsy
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor, 1842
US$1,850
Lithograph with Watercolor on Paper
White House Historical Association · Artsy
Monchousia (White Plume), Kansa
Monchousia (White Plume), Kansa, 1822
For sale
Oil on panel
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Market59 auction results

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$7.0K – $243K
3 of 4 paintings lots with prices
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$90.5K
Object-type specific
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$21.4K
3 priced paintings lots
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Jan 2025 · $243K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $21.4K medianSculpture/objects: $231K medianEditioned prints: $1.2K medianUnclassified lots: $1.2M median
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Charles Bird King dies
Jan 1, 1862
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Charles Bird King born
Jan 1, 1785
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