The two most iconic paintings by artist Charles M. Russell were sold at a record high price of $9 million. The paintings portrayed a stagecoach holdup and a sculpture made in bronze of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt.

The hold up painting, it was a 30 by 48 inch oil painting made by a Montana artist in 1899, was sold at a dazzling price of $5.2 million said Mr. Bob Drummond, co-founder

Mr. Bob said that the bronze painting of two American men, which had been completed in 1924, was sold at a price of $4.1 million.

The artist, Mr. Russell who captured such the beautiful landscapes of the West in the late 1800's and 1900's, passed away at the age of 62 in 1926. The auction is has fetched the largest amount this year. So hats off to the artist for his beautiful skill.

The ambiguity surrounding a painting belonged to Central Lutheran Church intensified of late when a Winona Post reader noticed that the actual painting pictured with the unique story looked very familiar. Really, Arlene Prosen said, it appears just like a painting that hangs in the church of her childhood in Hayfield, Minnesota. Prosen stated she bound for the photo to a friend that as well attended the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hayfield and the pair agrees: Its the same.

The original Winona Post story detailed the reinstatement work of home artist John Durfey on a seven-foot-tall oil painting, which had been in storage at Central Lutheran Church. The painting features a renaissance scene with an archangel and several women at Christas tomb and despite the fact that it is signed in pencil on the back by somebody named Orvin Olson, not much else is recognized about the origin of the art.