Cowan's Auctions holds four annual auctions that include American and Continential paintings, sculpture & works on Paper, with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century works. These sales feature a fine selection of Cincinnati artists and other varieties of American and European fine art that commands impressive prices. Because of our thorough research, internationally focused marketing, and exceptional catalogs, Cowan's is quickly becoming one of the premier houses sophisticated collectors depend on to enhance or market great works of fine art.
For more information about consigning, contact Graydon Sikes at art@cowans.com.
Department News
8/16/2010
Are treasures hiding among the dust in your attic or garage? Have you always wondered about your family heirlooms and collectibles? Bring them to the experts to see if they are as priceless as you hope. Wes Cowan, founder and owner of Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the ...
8/10/2010
Cowan’s Continental Fine and Decorative Art Auction took place July 31, 2010, and featured European and Asian Fine and Decorative Art items from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The 386-lot auction brought a total of $433,016 in sales with 730 bidders from 24 countries. The highest selling ...
7/9/2010
Henri Edmond Cross (1856-1910) (original name: Henry Edmond Joseph Delacroix) was a prolific artist - many of his paintings, drawings and studies have surfaced at auction, and now Coastal ...
7/9/2010
In our upcoming July auction, we will be featuring a series of Orientalist works by reputable artists, including three by Cincinnati, OH native, Louis Joseph Endres (1896-1989): Orientalist ...
7/9/2010
The paintings of Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000) are increasingly growing in popularity on the art market. His large works have sold at major auction houses to collectors interested in pieces by a Vietnamese artist that combine Oriental subject matter and a French Impressionist handling.
...7/8/2010
Cowan’s European and Asian Fine and Decorative Art Auction, July 31, 2010 will feature Continental furniture, paintings, pottery and porcelain, and Orientalia. Leading the sale is a Portrait of a Woman by Frederick Soulacroix titled Resting with Fan. The captivating painting (est. ...
6/2/2010
Cowan’s inaugural American Scene Auction had total proceeds surpassing $500,000 for 404 lots. Regional items, such as a Kentucky Latonia Racetrack Painting, a portrait of a Derby winner by Walter Herbert Wheeler, and an Anna Pottery Pig Flask sold exceptionally well and inspired heated ...
Featured Items
PORTRAIT OF WOMAN BY FREDERICK SOULACROIX, OIL ON CANVAS
Auction: 2010, Continental Fine and Decorative Art, July 31
Titled Resting with Fan, signed and dated Florence, 1889
Sold for $27,025.00
TOWNSCAPE BY FRANCESCO BERGAMINI, OIL ON CANVAS
Auction: 2010, Continental Fine and Decorative Art, July 31
Depicts a wedding party parading through town.
Sold for $5,875.00
COASTAL SCENE BY HENRI CROSS, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
Auction: 2010, Continental Fine and Decorative Art, July 31
Sold for $5,875.00
VIETNAMESE PORTRAIT BY VU CAO DAM, OIL ON CANVAS
Auction: 2010, Continental Fine and Decorative Art, July 31
One of the most important Vietnamese artists of the 20th century, Vu Cao Dam was influenced by Marc Chagall.
Sold for $9,400.00
PORTRAIT OF WOMAN BY LEON HERBO, OIL ON CANVAS
Auction: 2010, Continental Fine and Decorative Art, July 31
Sold for $3,525.00
Graydon Sikes- Director (513.871.1670 x 25 or art @ cowans.com)
A Cincinnati native, Graydon Sikes heads our growing Paintings & Prints Department here at Cowan's. His other cataloguing interests include sculpture and early photography. Graydon holds a BA in Art History from Indiana University and a Master's Degree in Art History from the University of Cincinnati, with a specific focus on Henry Farny and 19th century artists of the American West.
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Alexandre Iacovleff (Russian, 1887-1938)
Sold for $61,687.50
Edmund Henry Osthaus
On the Hunt
Sold for $31,725.00
Paul Sawyier
Across the Hills, Anderson County, Kentucky
Sold for $11,750.00
Rolf Stoll
Andalusian Fantasy
Sold for $16,450.00
Charles Schreyvogel, Saving the Dispatch
From the Estate of Marge and Charles Schott
Sold for $1.4 Million
The Unaccountable by Horace Clifford Westermann
Sold for $85,187.50
An Arab Bride by Louis John Endres
Sold for $32,900.00
Orientalist Bronze by Emile Peynot
Auction Estimate $5,000-7,000
Sold for $27,025.00
Hunting Scene by William McKendree Snyder
Auction Estimate $10,000-15,000
Sold for $16,450.00
Yellow Painting by Joseph Marioni
Auction Estimate $10,000-15,000
Sold for $11,750.00