John Cowan
John Cowan
1920-2008

"If I had just one day to live, I think I’d spend it fishing."


John P. Cowan was born in Bristol, Tennessee, in 1920. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York, Cowan worked a number of years with advertising agencies in Houston and Dallas as a freelance illustrator, designer, and art director. In 1961, he left the field of illustration and advertising to devote himself full time to sporting art. His paintings have appeared as cover art and illustrations in such magazines as Fortune, Life, Look, Esquire, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and other national publications. He has been awarded two silver medals by the Houston Artists Guild, was named Texas State Artist by the Texas Legislature in 1978-1979, and was chosen Artist of the Year by Ducks Unlimited in 1977.

Cowan’s especially crisp and sparkling watercolors make a point of engaging man and wilderness. His artwork exemplifies his love for both hunting and fishing. He has been known to say: "If I had just one day to live, I think I’d spend it fishing."


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1971
Dawn Flight
$500

1972
Off Base
$750

1973
Too Soon
$750

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1973
Hot Tank
$CFQ

1973
Deep Run
$400

1973
Gettin’ Well
$400

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1974
Two Down
$600

1974
New Gun
$750

1976
The Bayleaf Blind
$500

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1976
Long Leaf Bobs
$400

1976
Teal Hunt
$750

1977
Autumn Snows & Blues
$1,500

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1977
The Flats
$CFQ

1978
Creek Bottom
$350

1978
Fast Water
$1000

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1979
Pine Palmetto
$400

1979
Magic Minutes
$1,000

1980
Bad Angle
$400

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1980
Fox’s Blind
$400

1981
One More
$500

1981
Sweet Wreck
$750

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1982
At Home
$650

1984
Damn Levee
$350

1985
Coming Home
$300

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1985
Quick Draw
$1000

1985
Jumping the Pits
$300

1986
Coastal Covey Bobs
$300

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1987
Pintail Alley
$300

1988
Releasing a Spawner
$450

1988
Low Water Doves
$350

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1988
Snow’s At Dawn
$250

1988
Cactus Covey
$400

1988
Windmill Whitetails
$CFQ

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1989
Glory Hole
$CFQ

1989
Sundown School
$750

1989
Cutover Cover
$150

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1989
Sneakin’ In
$500

1990
Coming to Horns
$1500 Reg. Ed. $750 Giclee Ed

1990
Second Wave
$750

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1990
Tom Foolery
$150

1990
Tough To Beat
$250

1991
Rags To Riches
$150

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1991
High Blind
$150

1991
Clay County Covey
$500

1992
Blindside
$500

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1993
Late Season Doves
$250

1994
A Running Shot
$500

1994
Up Near Vinsons
$150

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1995
In The Open
$150

1995
The Island
$150

1996
The Tailing Flats
$150

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1996
Windy Morning
$150

1997
Trimming The Brush
$150

1998
The Waterhole
$750

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1998
A Light Southwest
$125

1998
Catchin' Up
$125

1999
Judas Hen
Gicl'ee Print - $750
Regular Print - $150

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1999
Any Way You Can
$150

1999
A Running Shot II
Gicl'ee Print
$750

2000
Windmill Whitetails
Gicl'ee Print - $CFQ
Edition Size:  100

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2000
Glory Hole
Gicl'ee Print - $CFQ
Edition Size:  100

2001
Hoggin' Up
Gicl'ee Print: $750
Regular Print: $250

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2001
Limited Edition
"Wetlands Pintail"
Regular Print: $150
Gicl'ee Print: $750

2002
Limited Edition 100

"Hot Tank"
Gicl'ee: $CFQ

2003
Heavy Cover
Gicl'ee Print: $CFQ
Regular Edition
(Published 1971):$CFQ


 

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2003
Limited Edition: 100
"Magic Minutes"
Gicl'ee: $750

2003
The Bad Windmill
Regular Edition: $150

2004
"Maybe A Keeper"
Regular Edition: $150
Gicl'ee Edition: $750


 

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2006
"Moving School"
Regular Print: $150
Gicl'ee Print: $750

2007
"The Gully"
Gicl'ee Only: $CFQ

 

Signed and Numbered Prints
Overall Size:  241/2" x 31 1/2"

 

Prices subject to availability and change without notice.


John Cowan Limited Edition

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Year

SubjectDesc

Artist

Price

1968

PICKING UP PINTAILS

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1969

TIDEWATER BASS

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1968

THE QUAIL TREE

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1969

THE PORTABLE BLIND

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1965

MOVIN' OUT

JOHN COWAN

$200

1969

EARLY LIMITS

JOHN COWAN

$400

1971

DAWN FLIGHT

JOHN COWAN

$500

1971

IN THE BROOMWEED

JOHN COWAN

$550

1971

NIGHT FEEDERS

JOHN COWAN

$450

1971

HEAVY COVER

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1972

OFF BASE

JOHN COWAN

$750

1973

TOO SOON

JOHN COWAN

$750

1973

GETTIN' WELL

JOHN COWAN

$400

1973

DEEP RUN

JOHN COWAN

$400

1973

HOT TANK

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

1974

MALLARDS HIGH

JOHN COWAN

$300

1974

TWO DOWN

JOHN COWAN

$600

1974

NEW GUN

JOHN COWAN

$750

1975

BOAT BLIND

JOHN COWAN

$450

1976

BAYLEAF BLIND

JOHN COWAN

$500

1976

LONGLEAF BOBS

JOHN COWAN

$400

1976

TEAL HUNT

JOHN COWAN

$750

1977

AUTUMN SNOWS & BLUES

JOHN COWAN

$1,500

1977

THE FLATS

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

1978

MEMORIES

JOHN COWAN

$1,500

1978

FAST WATER

JOHN COWAN

$1000

1978

CREEK BOTTOM

JOHN COWAN

$350

1979

FAST START

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1979

PINE & PALMETTO

JOHN COWAN

$400

1979

SUNKEN BLIND

JOHN COWAN

$450

1979

MAGIC MINUTES

JOHN COWAN

$1,000

1980

BAD ANGLE

JOHN COWAN

$400

1980

FOX'S BLIND

JOHN COWAN

$400

1981

SWEET WRECK

JOHN COWAN

$750

1981

ONE MORE

JOHN COWAN

$500

1982

HIGH COUNTRY

JOHN COWAN

$200

1982

AT HOME

JOHN COWAN

$650

1983

FIRST GCCA STAMP PRINT (Redfish)

JOHN COWAN

$500

1984

DAMN LEVEE

JOHN COWAN

$350

1984

DECEMBER DELIGHTS

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1985

TEXAS TURKEY STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$275

1985

QUICK DRAW

JOHN COWAN

$1000

1985

TEXAS DUCK STAMP PRINT - Regular Edition

JOHN COWAN

$148

1985

TEXAS DUCK STAMP PRINT - Medallion Edition

JOHN COWAN

$195

1985

JUMPING THE PITS

JOHN COWAN

$300

1985

COMING HOME

JOHN COWAN

$300

1986

ARKANSAS DUCK STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$200

1986

FIRST TEXAS SALTWATER STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$399

1986

COASTAL COVEY BOBS

JOHN COWAN

$300

1986

TEXAS NONGAME STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$200

1986

GCCA STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$250

1987

MOVING SCHOOL

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

1987

PINTAIL ALLEY

JOHN COWAN

$300

1988

TEXAS DUCK STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$250

1988

TEXAS TURKEY STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$150

1988

TAILING (GCCA DINNER PRINT)

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1988

RELEASING A SPAWNER

JOHN COWAN

$450

1988

LOW WATER DOVES

JOHN COWAN

$350

1988

SNOWS AT DAWN

JOHN COWAN

$150

1988

WINDMILL WHITETAILS

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

1988

CACTUS COVEY

JOHN COWAN

$400

1989

SNEAKIN' IN

JOHN COWAN

$500

1989

THE GLORY HOLE

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

1989

SUNDOWN SCHOOL

JOHN COWAN

$750

1989

CUTOVER COVER

JOHN COWAN

$150

1989

FIRST BAR (GCCA DINNER PRINT)

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1989

HALF PAST SHOOTING TIME

JOHN COWAN

$300

1989

TEXAS SALTWATER STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$350

1990

SECOND WAVE

JOHN COWAN

$750

1990

TOM FOOLERY

JOHN COWAN

$150

1990

TOUGH TO BEAT

JOHN COWAN

$250

1990

COMING TO HORNS

JOHN COWAN

$1,500

1991

RAGS TO RICHES

JOHN COWAN

$150

1991

TEXAS QUAIL STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$200

1991

PASSING SQUALL (GCCA DINNER)

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1991

GCCA STAMP PRINT

JOHN COWAN

$200

1991

CHRISTMAS STORY

JOHN COWAN

N/A

1991

HIGH BLIND

JOHN COWAN

$150

1991

CLAY COUNTY COVEY

JOHN COWAN

$500

1992

BLINDSIDE

JOHN COWAN

$500

1992

*LIMITED EDITION BOOK - Includes Wood Duck Print

A TEXAS TREASURE

$500

1992

*LIMITED EDITION BOOK - Includes Wood Duck Print

A TEXAS TREASURE

$500

1992

PELICAN CITY (GCCA DINNER)

JOHN COWAN

$750

1993

LATE SEASON DOVES

JOHN COWAN

$250

1994

A RUNNING SHOT

JOHN COWAN

$500

1994

UP NEAR VINSONS

JOHN COWAN

$150

1995

IN THE OPEN

JOHN COWAN

$150

1995

THE ISLAND

JOHN COWAN

$150

1995

THE ISLAND (CANVAS EDITION)

JOHN COWAN

$395

1996

THE TAILING FLATS

JOHN COWAN

$150

1996

WINDY MORNING

JOHN COWAN

$150

1997

TRIMMING THE BRUSH

JOHN COWAN

$150

1998

THE WATERHOLE

JOHN COWAN

$750

1998

A LIGHT SOUTHWEST

JOHN COWAN

$125

1998

CATCHIN' UP

JOHN COWAN

$125

1999

ANY WAY YOU CAN

JOHN COWAN

$150

1999

JUDAS HEN - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

1999

JUDAS HEN - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$150

1999

A RUNNING SHOT II - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2000

WINDMILL WHITETAILS - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2000

GLORY HOLE - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2001

WETLANDS PINTAILS - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$150

2001

WETLANDS PINTAILS - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2001

HOGGIN' UP - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$250

2001

HOGGIN' UP - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2002

HOT TANK - GICL'EE ONLY

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2003

HEAVY COVER - GICL'EE ONLY

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2003

PINTAIL STILL-LIFE - REGUALR (Small Print)

JOHN COWAN

$200

2003

PINTAIL STILL-LIFE - GICL'EE (Large Print)

JOHN COWAN

$750

2003

MALLARD STILL-LIFE - REGUALR (Small Print)

JOHN COWAN

$200

2003

MALLARD STILL-LIFE - GICL'EE (Large Print)

JOHN COWAN

$750

2003

THE BAD WINDMILL - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$150

2003

COMING TO HORNS - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2003

THE BAD WINDMILL - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2003

MAGIC MINUTES - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

750

2004

MAYBE A KEEPER - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$150

2004

MAYBE A KEEPER - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2006

MOVING SCHOOL - REGULAR

JOHN COWAN

$150

2006

MOVING SCHOOL - GICL'EE

JOHN COWAN

$750

2007

THE GULLY _ GICL'EE ONLY (Small)

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

2007

THE GULLY - GICL'EE ONLY (Large)

JOHN COWAN

$CFQ

SKETCHBOOK (6 IMAGES)

JOHN COWAN

$500


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