# John P. Cowan - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T05:33:36.563Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 89
- Lots with prices: 84
- First auction date: 2007-07-21
- Latest auction date: 2025-07-25
- Median realised price: $3,690
- Price range: $40 to $26,400

## Market Takeaway
John P. Cowan shows solid auction liquidity with 85 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,080. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,080\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $250 and $8,700.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 36.3% (29 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 40% (32 sales)
- $10,000\+: 23.8% (19 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $175
- Previous 12 months median: $50
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-06-21
- Days since latest sale: 242
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 36 lots
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 17 lots
- Houston Auction Company: 8 lots
- Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions: 7 lots
- St Charles Gallery: 5 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- Western Sportsman: 3 lots
- Cates Auction & Realty Co.: 2 lots
- Crescent City Auction Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-24 | Limited Edition 1993 Turkey Stamp and Print signed and numbered by John P. Cowan | Western Sportsman | $150
2. 2025-07-24 | Limited Edition 1985 Waterfowl Stamp and Print signed and numbered by John P. Cowan | Western Sportsman | $90
3. 2025-07-25 | Renowned artist John P. Cowan 1989 Limited Ed. Texas Saltwater Print and Stamp. Signed and numbered | Western Sportsman | $80
4. 2025-06-21 | JOHN P. COWAN \(1920\-2008\) SIGNED LTD ED PRINT 'CACTUS COVEY' | Austin Auction Gallery | $175
5. 2024-10-20 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Gettin' Well," 1973 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $50
6. 2024-02-21 | John P. Cowan \- A Texas Treasure SIGNED | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-p-cowan-a-texas-treasure-signed-468-c-5de4c4581b
7. 2024-01-20 | \(2\) JOHN P. COWAN SIGNED GAME BIRD SHOOTING PRINTS | Austin Auction Gallery | $225
8. 2023-12-02 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American 1920\-2008\) A PAINTING, "Sketch for 'Edge of the Clearing,'" 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $6,000
9. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Teal Hunt," 1976, | Houston Auction Company | $120
10. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "First Bar," 1989, | Houston Auction Company | $200
11. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Wetlands \- Pintails," 2001, | Houston Auction Company | $240
12. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) TWO PRINTS, "Sunken Blind," AND "Mallards High," LATE 20TH CENTURY, | Houston Auction Company | $180
13. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Fox's Blind," 1980, | Houston Auction Company | $130
14. 2022-11-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Gettin' Well," LATE 20TH CENTURY, | Houston Auction Company | $60
15. 2022-10-01 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PAINTING, "Sketch for 'Spring Rim at Captiva'," | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $3,750
16. 2022-10-01 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PAINTING, "Sketch for 'The Leading Edge'," | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $3,500
17. 2022-05-21 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "At Home," CIRCA 1982, | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $475
18. 2022-05-21 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PAINTING, "Take the Lead," 1971, | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $22,500
19. 2022-05-21 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PRINT, "Teal Hunt," CIRCA 1976, | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $550
20. 2022-02-12 | JOHN P. COWAN \(American/Texas 1920\-2008\) A PAINTING, "Wood Ducks," A STUDY, CIRCA 1974, | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $8,500
21. 2021-09-18 | JOHN P. COWAN "IN THE OPEN" \#297/800 SIGNED PRINT | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | N/A
22. 2021-04-24 | \(2\) FRAMED JOHN P. COWAN PRINT & FRAMED FISH LURES | Austin Auction Gallery | $225
23. 2021-03-20 | JOHN P. COWAN "RAGS TO RICHES" SIGNED PRINT | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | $80
24. 2021-03-20 | JOHN P. COWAN "LOW WATER DOVES" SIGNED PRINT | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | N/A

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