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, Night Birds ( circa 1923), oil on canvas
    Night Birds ( circa 1923)
    Oil · Canvas
    30.25 x 36 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 171
    $238,000≈ £181,846≈ €204,731Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  2. E. Irving Couse, The Red Blanket, oil on canvas
    The Red Blanket
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 16 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 54
    $56,525≈ £43,188≈ €48,624Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  3. E. Irving Couse, Golden Autumn, 1908, oil on canvas
    Golden Autumn, 1908
    Oil · Canvas
    20 1/4 x 24in
    Bonhams · · Lot 173
    $62,500≈ £44,761≈ €51,175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. E. Irving Couse, Firelight, Oil on board
    Firelight
    Oil · Board
    12 x 16 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 203
    $52,650≈ £37,567≈ €43,036Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  5. E. Irving Couse, The Pottery Connoisseur, Oil on canvas
    The Pottery Connoisseur
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 24 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 234
    $117,000≈ £83,482≈ €95,635Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  6. E. Irving Couse, Klikitat Indian, Oil on canvas
    Klikitat Indian
    Oil · Canvas
    29 x 24 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 238
    $12,544≈ £8,950≈ €10,253Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  7. E. Irving Couse, Fireside Meditation, circa 1928-1929, oil on canvas
    Fireside Meditation, circa 1928-1929
    Oil · Canvas
    24 1/4 x 29 1/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 107
    $175,000≈ £132,115≈ €148,544Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. E. Irving Couse, The Bank of the River – Brave and Son, oil on canvas laid on board
    The Bank of the River – Brave and Son
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 16 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 154
    $47,600≈ £36,350≈ €40,583Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  9. E. Irving Couse, Indian Camp [or] Sunlight, 1931, oil on board
    Indian Camp [or] Sunlight, 1931
    Oil · Board
    9 x 12 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 41
    $50,575≈ £38,622≈ €43,120Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
  10. E. Irving Couse, Tu-e-Na, Chieftain, 1911, oil on canvas
    Tu-e-Na, Chieftain, 1911
    Oil · Canvas
    22 x 18 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 73
    $190,400≈ £145,399≈ €162,333Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
Also offered, result not published (6)

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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