Irene E. McCaugherty

Canadian (1914 - 1996)

Irene E. McCaugherty was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Irene E. McCaugherty's estimated art value is C$1,000 (*)

Irene E. McCaugherty's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$500 - C$2,500, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a watercolour work attributed to Irene E. McCaugherty (1914-1996) was C$1,755 - paid for "Claresholm Rodeo Wild Cow Milking" at Levis in Calgary on Sat, Mar 11, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 73 auction art sale records for their watercolour results, with prices in the range of C$500 to C$2,500.

Signs of Spring (1981)
watercolour and mixed media on paper.
Dimensions - 35.56 cms x 44.48 cms x 58.42 cms (14 ins x 17.51 ins x 14 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 123
Sun, Jun 5, 2022

Estimate $200 - $250
Sold for CAD $472

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Irene McCaugherty was a self-taught artist and writer living in southern Alberta. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1914, and spent most of her life living in Fort Macleod, Alberta. Her folk-art paintings fancifully depict southern Alberta's pioneer days in the early 20th century. McCaugherty developed a unique style, often painting in a long and narrow aspect ratio while not conforming to traditional one-point perspective. McCaugherty also wrote a newspaper column for the Lethbridge Herald called 'Diary of a Farmer's Wife' and published three books of her stories, poetry, and paintings. In 1992, McCaugherty received an Alberta Achievement award, and in 1995 an Honourary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Lethbridge. Her art can be found in many important collections, such as the Galt Museum and Archives (Lethbridge), the Glenbow Museum (Calgary) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa).

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top watercolour sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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