Reno, Nevada-Two iconic pieces by turn-of-the-century artist Charles M. Russell, a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt, have sold at an auction for more than $9 million.

"The Hold Up," a 30-by-48-inch (76-by-122-centimeter) oil painting completed by the Montana artist in 1899, rustled up $5.2 million Saturday, said Bob Drummond, co-founder of the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction now held in Reno.

The bronze "Meat for Wild Men," completed in 1924, fetched $4.1 million, he said.

At a 2005 auction, Russell's mythic "Piegans" image of Indians on horseback went for $5.6 million, more than double his previous auction high.

Russell, who captured the landscapes and spirit of the West during the late 1800s and early 1900s, died in 1926 at the age of 62.

The annual auction, which began in 1984, is billed as the largest Western art sale in the country.

A total of 178 works were sold Saturday for $36.8 million. The event drew more than 450 bidders.