 Rungius died October 21, 1959 in New York City.After his death, Eric Harvie, the founder of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, bought the entire Rungius estate including paintings, sketches, photographs, personal belongings and mementos, and the entire contents of his Banff and New York studios.This huge collection of 1,404 items makes Glenbow Museum the premier research centre in the world for Rungius scholars.