Francis Cotes
British · 1726–1770 · Painter, Printmaker
Francis Cotes was an English painter who was one of the pioneers of English pastel painting and co-founded the Royal Academy in 1768. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Portrait of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount MountjoyClarke Auction Gallery · $40,000≈ £28,818≈ €33,619Sign up to see
Portrait of Anne Robinson (died 1776), wife of Sir Charles Shuckburgh, Bt.Chorley's · £4,500≈ $5,582≈ €5,229Sign up to see
Portrait of Lady in Dormeuse CapMichaan's Auctions · $431≈ £338≈ €393Sign up to see
Francis Cotes’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22.8kSign up | $22.8kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22.8kSign up | $22.8kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 3 | 60% | $330Sign up | $431Sign up | $431Sign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 2 | 50% | $431Sign up | $431Sign up | $431Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $128Sign up | $128Sign up | $128Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $198Sign up | $198Sign up | $264Sign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 2 | 100% | $198Sign up | $198Sign up | $264Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.