E. Irving Couse: career timeline
American · 1866–1936 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 66 of 159 lots (41% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 4 | $15kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 10 | 9 | $52.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 17 | 17 | $129kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 18 | 16 | $82.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 13 | 13 | $60.5kSign up | Oil |
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1890s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $15kSign up
- Average
- $16.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 12.5 in (31 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1893 Low Tide$2.2kSign up
1894 Maternity$35.3kSign up
c. 1896 Head of a Klikitat Chief$7kSign up
c. 1897 Yellow Robe (ca. 1897)$23kSign up
1897 Etaples, France, 1897Result not published
1900s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $52.8kSign up
- Average
- $73.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 16.5 in (51 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1900 The Buffalo Hunt (ca. 1900)$9.7kSign up
1901 Study of a Western Horse$10.8kSign up
1903 Hopi Snake Dance, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona$33.3kSign up
1906 John Concho, Taos Pueblo$52.8kSign up
c. 1907 Amosette, Hondo Canyon, Taos, N. Mex ( circa 1907)$10.1kSign up
1908 Golden Autumn$62.5kSign up
1908 Golden AutumnUnsold
1909 Voice of the Falls$242kSign up
c. 1909 Campfire in the Aspens (ca. 1909-10)$140kSign up
c. 1909 Elk Foot ( circa 1909-1911)$101kSign up
1910s 17 works
- Sold
- 17 of 17
- Median
- $129kSign up
- Average
- $192kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 29 in (61 × 74 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (17)
- Subjects
- Butterflies (1)
1910 The Fisherman$179kSign up
1911 Tu-e-Na, Chieftain$190kSign up
c. 1912 Flute Player at Taos$25.3kSign up
c. 1913 The Setting Sun (ca. 1913)$51.4kSign up
1913 Spirit of the Pool$89.3kSign up
1914 Waiting to Drink at the Stream (Waiting His Turn)$32kSign up
1915 Drinking$129kSign up
c. 1916 Watching$175kSign up
c. 1916 Harmony$20.7kSign up
1917 The New Rug$484kSign up
1917 A Pueblo Fireplace$187kSign up
1917 Kachina Painter$753kSign up
Show 5 more (1910s)
1918 Contentment$506kSign up
c. 1919 The Sun Worshippers – Walnut Canyon, Arizona (ca. 1919)$36.3kSign up
1919 The Butterfly$109kSign up · sold 2×
1919 The Ear of Corn$87.5kSign up
c. 1919 Indian Brave by a Campfire$202kSign up
1920s 18 works
- Sold
- 16 of 18
- Median
- $82.1kSign up
- Average
- $130kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (18)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (3), Landscapes (2), Birds (1)
1920 Firelight, Outside$175kSign up
1920 The Evening Camp$66.5kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1920 The Tobacco Bag ( circa 1920)$101kSign up
c. 1921 Firelight Scene [or] The Evening Meal (ca. 1921)$45.4kSign up
1921 By the Fire$157kSign up
c. 1922 Pueblo Fireplace ( circa 1922)$47.6kSign up
1922 Indian Examining a Blanket$360kSign up
c. 1923 Night Birds ( circa 1923)$238kSign up
1923 The Pottery Maker$439kSign up
1924 Autumn Flute Song$30.3kSign up
1925 Taos ValleyUnsold
1926 Taos, New MexicoResult not published
Show 6 more (1920s)
1926 Quiver Maker-Indian by Firelight$28kSign up
c. 1926 The Speaker$69kSign up
c. 1928 River Camp – Moonlight ( circa 1928)$95.2kSign up
c. 1928 Fireside Meditation$175kSign up
1928 Two Indians and War Shield$43.1kSign up
1928 Taos Valley$13.8kSign up
1930s 13 works
- Sold
- 13 of 13
- Median
- $60.5kSign up
- Average
- $89.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (13)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1930 Firelight Drummer$66.5kSign up
1930 Turkey Hunter$69kSign up
1931 Indian Drinking$60.5kSign up
1931 Campfire [or] Evening Fire$59.5kSign up
1931 Indian Camp [or] Sunlight$50.6kSign up
1931 Firelight$87.8kSign up
1933 The Thinker$41kSign up · sold 2×
1933 Turkey Shooter$33.6kSign up
1934 Pictographs$156kSign up
c. 1934 Taos Pueblo Fire$89.6kSign up
c. 1935 Taos Pueblo (ca. 1935)$39.3kSign up
c. 1935 The Turquoise Bead Driller$380kSign up
Show 1 more (1930s)
1935 Taos Pueblo$29.3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
91 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $30.8kSign up
- Average
- $72kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 18 in (34 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Sunsets & night (2), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2005 Indian Boy on a Hilltop$30.8kSign up
sold 2006 Taos Studio$21.3kSign up
sold 2006 Mending the Jar$112kSign up
sold 2006 Study of a Horse$8.4kSign up
sold 2006 Peaceful Indian at a Campsite$77kSign up
sold 2006 The Harbor at EtaplesUnsold
Show 4 more (2000s)
sold 2007 Peasant Girl Seated on Shocks of Grain$9.6kSign up
sold 2007 Moonlight$67.2kSign up
sold 2008 Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France$5.4kSign up
sold 2008 Moonlight Pueblo de Taos$316kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 34 works
- Sold
- 30 of 34
- Median
- $43.8kSign up
- Average
- $76.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (31), Other (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (3), Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 Hair ornament maker$224kSign up
sold 2011 The Tepee$17.6kSign up
sold 2012 Four plein air oil studies of Etaples in Pais-de-Calais, Picarday$8.8kSign up
sold 2012 The river bankUnsold
sold 2012 Pueblo Fireplace$26.3kSign up
sold 2012 Moonlight, Pueblo de Taos$176kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2012 Moonlight$81.9kSign up
sold 2012 Drilling Turquoise$35.8kSign up
sold 2012 Ambush$62.5kSign up
sold 2014 Young Indian$2.5kSign up
sold 2014 Sunset, Etaples$10kSign up
sold 2014 Surprised$140kSign up
…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 47 works
- Sold
- 41 of 47
- Median
- $42.4kSign up
- Average
- $102kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (46), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (10), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 Song of the Blue Aspens [or] The Evening Flute$101kSign up
sold 2020 Mending the Drum Stick$47.6kSign up
sold 2020 Indian Drinking, Moonlight$55.6kSign up
sold 2021 Figural Study for Return of the War Party$9.6kSign up
sold 2021 Two Indian Children$42.4kSign up · sold 2×
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Moonlight Sonata$218kSign up
sold 2021 Indian Reverie$33.3kSign up
sold 2021 Clouds Over Taos Valley$7.3kSign up
sold 2022 Taos Pueblo, 1st Skyscrapers in America$31.9kSign up
sold 2022 Umatilla Chief$20.6kSign up
sold 2022 Eagle Dance$33.3kSign up
…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All E. Irving Couse auction results →