Jack Lee Cowin: career timeline

American · 1927–2014 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 117 of 124 lots (94% 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.

Jack Lee Cowin: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1970s	3	2	$694Sign up	Lithograph
1980s	59	51	$440Sign up	Etching
1990s	35	33	$255Sign up	Etching
2000s	18	18	$180Sign up	Etching
2010s	2	2	$830Sign up	Mixed media

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1970s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $694Sign up
Average: $694Sign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 17 in (55 × 43 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2), Etching (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

1975 Yukon King [Dog of the North, Canadian Anatomy] #7/12$203Sign up
1975 Yukon King [Dog of the North] Canadian Anatomy #10/12Unsold
1979 Killers of the Bow River [Western Canada Trout Series] #30/50$1.2kSign up

1980s 59 works

Sold: 51 of 59
Median: $440Sign up
Average: $501Sign up
Typical size: 13 × 23.5 in (33 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Etching (36), Lithograph (15), Watercolor (6)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (4), Cattle & animals (1), Flowers & still life (1)

Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 35 works

Sold: 33 of 35
Median: $255Sign up
Average: $263Sign up
Typical size: 10 × 23 in (25 × 58 cm)
Mediums: Etching (30), Lithograph (4), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2), Rabbits (1), Cattle & animals (1)

1990 Tarpon #T.P.$101Sign up
1990 Tarpon #1/24$255Sign up
1990 Western Rainbow #A/P$150Sign up
1990 Western Rainbow #10/15$193Sign up
1991 Rabbit #2/15 [Unique]$283Sign up
1991 August Brown #4/15$193Sign up
1991 August Brown #10/15$158Sign up
1991 Big Horn Sheep #A.P.$255Sign up
1991 Untitled - From Hopper to SculpinsUnsold
1992 River Run [Western Trout Series] #15/15 [Unique]$283Sign up
1993 High Country Cutthroat [Western Trout Series] #15/15$304Sign up
1993 High Country Cutthroat [Western Trout Series] #14/15$301Sign up

Show 12 more (1990s)

1993 Black Earth #A.P. 12/15$385Sign up
1993 Swan River #A.P.$182Sign up
1993 Sockeye #3/20$308Sign up
1993 High Coutry Cutthroat - [Wester Trout Series] #A.P.$396Sign up
1993 Black Earth #22/60$575Sign up
1994 Dark Waters / Walrus Study #A.P.$172Sign up
1994 Ajax #A.P.$579Sign up
1995 A View From Above #15/20$239Sign up
1995 Black Pond #26/60$385Sign up
1995 Red Eared Slider #A.P.$531Sign up
1995 Sockeye Salmon #26/40$217Sign up
1996 Fall / Rainbow #23/25$147Sign up

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 18 works

Sold: 18 of 18
Median: $180Sign up
Average: $244Sign up
Typical size: 5 × 5.5 in (13 × 14 cm)
Mediums: Etching (17), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Rivers & marshes (1)

2000 Untitled - Puppy and Decoy #8/50$134Sign up
2000 Untitled - Lab with Mallard Decoy and Whistle #9/50$162Sign up
2000 Untitled - Lab with Blue Bill Decoy #10/50$180Sign up
2000 Untitled - Lab with Ruddy Decoy #10/50$180Sign up
2000 Untitled - Black Lab with Blue Billed Decoy #AP$169Sign up
2001 Red Head Drake #11/30$342Sign up
2001 Red Head Drake #11/30$164Sign up
2002 Mallard Drake #20/30$342Sign up
2002 Mallard Drake #20/30$164Sign up
2002 Canvasback Drake #A.P.$301Sign up
2004 Green-Winged Teal Drake$370Sign up
2004 Green-winged Teal Drake #A.P.$145Sign up

Show 6 more (2000s)

2004 Pintail Drake #A.P.$193Sign up
2005 Golden Retriever #7/30$148Sign up
2005 Pointer #2/30$435Sign up
2006 Frenchman's Creek Brown$504Sign up
2006 Untitled - Fish on Gold Background$282Sign up
2006 Untitled - Rooster Pheasant #A/P$176Sign up

2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $830Sign up
Average: $830Sign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 22 in (32 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: —

2010 Untitled - Blue Jay$1.4kSign up
2013 Fish [Hen Rainbow] #48/50$281Sign up

Creation date not recorded

7 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 1990s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 3 × 4.5 in (7 × 11 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

sold 1993 Untitled - Muddler MinnowUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $306Sign up
Average: $306Sign up
Typical size: 5 × 7 in (13 × 17 cm)
Mediums: Etching (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2003 Rainbow #A/P$375Sign up
sold 2003 Brook #A/P$237Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $242Sign up
Average: $242Sign up
Typical size: 5 × 7.5 in (12 × 19 cm)
Mediums: Etching (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2010 Rainbow Trout Study #A.P.$256Sign up
sold 2016 Cutthroat #A/P$228Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $389Sign up
Average: $389Sign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 23.5 in (37 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1), Etching (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2)

sold 2023 Prairie Creek Brown$389Sign up
sold 2023 Frenchman's Creek, Western Trout SeriesResult not published

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 Jack Lee Cowin auction results →