Howard Cook
American · 1901–1980 · Painter, Printmaker
Howard Norton Cook (1901–1980) was an American artist, particularly known for his wood engravings and murals. Cook spent much of the 1920s in Europe and returned to live in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Chama River, New MexicoBrunk Auctions · $32,000≈ £24,551≈ €29,366Sign up to see
Mountain TwilightBonhams · $14,025≈ £11,055≈ €13,139Sign up to see
Times Square SectorSloans & Kenyon · $11,000≈ £7,016≈ €8,034Sign up to see
Howard Cook’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
19 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% | $23kSign up | $23kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $23kSign up | $23kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 7 | 78% | $4.6kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 2 | 50% | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 4 | 100% | $5.8kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 59 | 58 | 98% | $1.9kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $11kSign up |
| Etching | 12 | 12 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $759Sign up | $11kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $940Sign up | $940Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 18 | 17 | 94% | $2.7kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 25 | 25 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $998Sign up | $7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 33 | 32 | 97% | $1.6kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.