Lot 123 · The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Volume 2 | Old Master, 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Day Sale
Portrait of Kathleen Cowan
John White Alexander · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Volume 2 | Old Master, 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Day Sale, New York · 21 October 2022
- Dimensions
- 60 x 40 in. (152.4 x 101.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3426520
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John White Alexander, Portrait of Kathleen Cowan. Christie's, 21 Oct 2022, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426520.
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John White Alexander, Portrait of Kathleen Cowan. Christie's, 21 Oct 2022, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426520.
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From the same sale The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Volume 2 | Old Master, 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Day Sale · Oct 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus (1392-1448), bust-length, in profile | CIRCLE OF GENTILE BELLINI (VENICE ?1429-1507) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Petit théâtre | James Ensor | $200,000–$400,000 | |
| A faun, his left arm outstretched, and a fauness holding a tambour | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Le Piano | John White Alexander | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| A Tambourine, Knife, Turkish Box, Turkish Jug, Moroccan Tile and Plat… | Rudolf Ernst | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Palace Guard | Antonio Maria Fabres Y Costa | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John White Alexander | Anna Palmer Draper | $228,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | |
| John White Alexander | A Rose | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| John White Alexander | A Ray of Sunlight | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Milton Avery | Oxcart | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| John White Alexander | Étude (Reflections, Sunlight in Mirror; Interior, Bess Readi | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | Moon over Miami | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | Picnic | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Bird by Wild Sea | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.