E. Irving Couse, Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe

E. Irving Couse

American · 1866–1936 · Painter

Eanger Irving Couse was an American artist and a founding member and first president of the Taos Society of Artists. Born and reared in Saginaw, Michigan, he went to New York… (Wikipedia)

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  1. E. Irving Couse, Kachina Painter, 1917, oil on canvasKachina PainterCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $753,000≈ £488,802≈ €583,857Sign up to see
  2. E. Irving Couse, Taos Love Call, Oil on boardTaos Love CallScottsdale Art Auction · $702,000≈ £561,510≈ €634,892Sign up to see
  3. E. Irving Couse, Indian Boy and Brave Looking at a Blanket, Oil on canvasIndian Boy and Brave Looking at a BlanketScottsdale Art Auction · $526,500≈ £421,133≈ €476,169Sign up to see

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  1. E. Irving Couse, Indian Boy and Brave Looking at a Blanket, Oil on canvas
    Indian Boy and Brave Looking at a Blanket
    Oil · Canvas
    50 x 59 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 310
    $526,500≈ £421,133≈ €476,169Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  2. E. Irving Couse, The Young Hunter, oil on canvas
    The Young Hunter
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 16 in.
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 313
    $21,060≈ £16,845≈ €19,047Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  3. E. Irving Couse, The Water Carrier, Oil on board
    The Water Carrier
    Oil · Board
    10" h x 8" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 100
    $30,000≈ £24,510≈ €27,993HammerSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. E. Irving Couse, Taos Pueblo, 1st Skyscrapers in America, oil on board
    Taos Pueblo, 1st Skyscrapers in America
    Oil · Board
    9 x 12 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 79
    $31,875≈ £27,578≈ €32,045Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. E. Irving Couse, Umatilla Chief, oil on canvas
    Umatilla Chief
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 9 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 173
    $20,570≈ £17,188≈ €20,186Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  6. E. Irving Couse, Eagle Dance, oil on canvas
    Eagle Dance
    Oil · Canvas
    8 x 10 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 79
    $33,275≈ £27,803≈ €32,655Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  7. E. Irving Couse, Study for Two Brothers, oil on canvas
    Study for Two Brothers
    Oil · Canvas
    10 x 8 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 21
    $4,463≈ £3,517≈ €4,181Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. E. Irving Couse, Moonlight, Pueblo de Taos, Oil on canvas mounted on board
    Moonlight, Pueblo de Taos
    Oil · Canvas
    30 x 36 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 337
    $163,800≈ £125,710≈ €150,815Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  9. E. Irving Couse, Moonlight Chant, Oil on board
    Moonlight Chant
    Oil · Board
    9 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 339
    $46,800≈ £35,917≈ €43,090Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  10. E. Irving Couse, Firelight, Outside, 1920, oil on canvas
    Firelight, Outside, 1920
    Oil · Canvas
    24 1/4 x 29 1/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 11
    $175,313≈ £125,862≈ €147,806Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by E. Irving Couse that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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About E. Irving Couse

Eanger Irving Couse was an American artist and a founding member and first president of the Taos Society of Artists. Born and reared in Saginaw, Michigan, he went to New York City and Paris to study art. While spending summers in Taos, New Mexico, he began to make the paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico, and the American Southwest for which he is best known. He later settled full time in Taos.

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In museum collections

  • E. Irving Couse, Elk-Foot of the Taos TribeElk-Foot of the Taos Tribe, 1909
    Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
  • E. Irving Couse, Walpi PuebloWalpi Pueblo, 1903
    Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
  • E. Irving Couse, Indian PainterIndian Painter, 1850
    Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
  • E. Irving Couse, Sacred WatersSacred Waters, 1902
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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