Austin (1890) Cooper Sold at Auction Prices

Collage Artist, b. 1890 - d. 1964

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Nov. 09, 2023
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). THE TROSSACHS. 1927. 39¾x50 inches, 101x127 cm. McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., Glasgow.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) THE TROSSACHS. 1927. 39 3/4x50 inches, 101x127 cm. McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., Glasgow. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and minor restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds; small replaced losses at edges; pin holes in corners. Austin Cooper was a stylistic virtuoso and a prolific artist, whose first commercial venture was a graphic design studio in his native Canada. His highly pictorial Art Deco style received widespread public acclaim and he quickly found work with many of Britain's most important poster-commissioning companies, such as the London Underground, the LNER and the Empire Marketing Board. This is one of at least two variations; on the other, the second line of text reads "By East Coast Route."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 29, 2023
Poster by Austin Cooper - Bonn on Rhine Birthplace of Beethoven from Liverpool via Harwich
Est: €180 - €350
Bonn on Rhine Birthplace of Beethoven from Liverpool via Harwich - 64x102, 1931 by Austin Cooper (1890-1964)
Van Sabben Auctions
Apr. 25, 2023
Austin Cooper (Canadian, 1890-1964)
Est: £250 - £350
Austin Cooper (Canadian, 1890-1964) Austin Cooper (Canadian,1890-1964) 'Abstraction 187' signed 'Austin Cooper' l.r., coloured paper collage and gouache, a label on the reverse states 'dated verso 10/07/62' 19 x 21cm Provenance: Gimpel Fils, London. Condition Report: Framed: 41 x 43cm Some time staining and cracking to the surface, please see images. Unexamined out of glazed frame, a label on the reverse states the work is dated verso but this is not visible.
Sworders
Apr. 22, 2023
Original Vintage British WW II Poster Austin Cooper
Est: $600 - $900
Cooper, Austin 1890 - 1964 War Production - Post Office Savings Bank Offset 1943 28.7 x 36.2 in. (73 x 92 cm) Printer: Johnson Riddle & Co. Condition Details: (B+) was folded, small tears at the edges and folds, longer tear along horiz. fold on the right, tiny hole in the bottom right corner#UK #World War II
PosterConnection Inc.
Mar. 11, 2023
AUSTIN COOPER, CRUDEN BAY (GOLF), LITHOGRAPH POSTER
Est: $100 - $150
Artist: Austin Cooper, Canadian (1890 - ) Title: Cruden Bay (Golf) Medium: Lithograph Poster Size: 21 x 26 in. (53.34 x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery
Feb. 20, 2023
Austin Cooper (1890-1964), Follow the Flag in all Your Purchases, Original Colour Lithographic Propaganda Poster, c.1930
Est: $150 - $250
Austin Cooper (1890-1964), Follow the Flag in all Your Purchases, Original Colour Lithographic Propaganda Poster, c.1930, Issued by the Empire Marketing Board, Printed H.M. Stationary by John Horn Ltd. London
Theodore Bruce
Nov. 10, 2022
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BRITISH ISLES / EMPIRE PRODUCE. 1928. 40x60 inches, 101½x152½ cm. John Horn L
Est: $800 - $1,200
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BRITISH ISLES / EMPIRE PRODUCE. 1928. 40x60 inches, 101 1/2x152 1/2 cm. John Horn Limited, London. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds. Austin Cooper was a stylistic virtuoso and a prolific artist, whose first commercial venture was a graphic design studio in his native Canada. His highly-pictorial, Art Deco style received widespread public acclaim and he quickly found work with many of Britain's most important poster-commissioning companies, such as the London Underground, the LNER and the Empire Marketing Board. B.O.3. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 19, 2022
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). MAKING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1930. 40x60 inches, 101½x152½ cm. John Horn Limited, Lon
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) MAKING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1930. 40x60 inches, 101 1/2x152 1/2 cm. John Horn Limited, London. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds. Austin Cooper was a stylistic virtuoso and a prolific artist, whose first commercial venture was a graphic design studio in his native Canada. His highly-pictorial, Art Deco style received widespread public acclaim and he quickly found work with many of Britain's most important poster-commissioning companies, such as the London Underground, the LNER and the Empire Marketing Board. "The EMB included representations of this world-leading industry in its posters, showing it to be mighty, masterful and technologically advanced" (EMB Posters, np). Cooper's dramatically-lit manufacturing scene, with a glimpse of a factory worker, was designed to illustrate the "economic ties that connected industrial workers in Britain with the rest of the Empire" (ibid.). B.O.5. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 19, 2022
Art Deco Poster Austin Cooper Empire Marketing Board Buying Home
Est: £180 - £360
Original vintage advertising poster for the Empire Marketing Board - EMB Empire Buying Begins At Home - featuring the EMB crown logo against a dark background with the stylised text in orange letters below. Artwork by the notable illustrator and poster designer Austin Cooper (1890-1964). The Empire Marketing Board (1926-1933) was formed to promote intra-Empire trade. Good condition, restored folds and small tears, pinholes, backed on linen. Country of issue: UK, designer: Austin Cooper, size (cm): 102x63.5, year of printing: 1930s.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Feb. 09, 2022
§ AUSTIN COOPER (CANADIAN-BRITISH 1890-1964) TRAJET 42, C.1942
Est: £300 - £500
§ AUSTIN COOPER (CANADIAN-BRITISH 1890-1964) TRAJET 42, C.1942 Signed lower right, watercolour, paste and paper on card (13.25cm x 16.5cm (5.25in x 6.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 29, 2022
COOPER, Austin (1890-1964). See India / Amber. London: The ...
Est: $900 - $1,200
COOPER, Austin (1890-1964). See India / Amber. London: The Lochend Printing Co. Ltd., ca. 1930s. Color lithograph poster depicting a decorated elephant with howdah on its back in a procession below the city walls of Amber (Amer) in Jaipur. 40 x 24 7/8”. Linen backed. Creases and short closed tears. A-/B+. Cooper designed over 50 posters for the London Underground, many examples of which are held at the London Transport Museum. This is perhaps one of only a few posters he designed for destinations outside London or the British Isles.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 23, 2021
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). LONDON'S LEISURE HOURS / THE THEATRES INVITE YOUR PRESENCE. 1933. 40x25 inches, 101½x63½ cm. The Baynard P
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) LONDON'S LEISURE HOURS / THE THEATRES INVITE YOUR PRESENCE. 1933. 40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. The Baynard Press, London. Condition A-: minor repaired tears and creases in margins; minor restoration in corners. Canadian-born Cooper began working for the London Underground in 1922. He designed 54 posters for them over the span of 22 years, as well as for various other British railway companies. This poster is from a series that promotes traveling by Underground to take advantage of London's Leisure Hours. Interestingly, each of the images in this series promotes traveling by a different method of London Transportation: Underground, tram, coach and bus.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 05, 2020
Original Vintage British WW II Poster Austin Cooper
Est: $400 - $600
Cooper, Austin 1890 - 1964. War Production - Post Office Savings Bank. Offset 1943. Size: 28.7 x 36.2 in. (73 x 92 cm). Printer: Johnson Riddle & Co.. Condition Details: (A-) was folded, small tears at the edges and folds
PosterConnection Inc.
Oct. 15, 2020
Austin Cooper (1890-1964). AFRICA / DYNASTIC ART OF EGYPT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1930.
Est: $800 - $1,200
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) AFRICA / DYNASTIC ART OF EGYPT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1930. 40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. The Baynard Press, London. Condition A-: minor creases in margins; sharp horizontal folds; minor abrasions at edges; small pin holes in top corners; unobtrusive vertical fold. Paper. Canadian-born Austin Cooper was stylistic virtuoso and a prolific artist, whose first commercial venture was a graphic design studio in his native Canada. His highly-pictorial, Art Deco style received widespread public acclaim and he was soon working for many of Britain's most important poster-commissioning companies, such as the London Underground, the LNER and the Empire Marketing Board. He worked most extensively for the London Underground starting in 1922, designing 54 posters for them over the span of 22 years, many encouraging riders to take the Underground to get to London's museums. Depicted is a granodiorite block-statue of Sennefer, a mayor of Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep II.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 15, 2020
Austin Cooper (1890-1964). SEE INDIA / AMBER. Circa 1930s.
Est: $800 - $1,200
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) SEE INDIA / AMBER. Circa 1930s. 40x24 inches, 101 1/2x61 cm. The Lochend Printing Co., Ltd., London. Condition A: minor repaired tears and abrasions at edges. In addition to his many works for British railroad companies, Cooper also designed posters promoting travel in India. Here, he depicts a procession beneath the Amber Fort in Jaipur, in the vivid, unapologetic palette he is known for.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 03, 2020
London Underground.- Cooper (Austin) Accoutrements, United Services Museum, 1938.
Est: £150 - £200
NO RESERVE London Underground.- Cooper (Austin) Accoutrements, United Services Museum, lithograph printed in colours, mounted on linen, sheet 1020 x 630 mm (40 1/8 x 24 3/4 in), old folds carefully pressed out, some small pin holes, minor surface dirt, unframed, printed by Sanders Phillips & Co. and the Baynard Press, London, published for the London Underground, 1938.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 04, 2019
[POSTERS] AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) - NAAR ENGELAND
Est: €100 - €200
Via Vlissingen Dagboot/ Via Hoek van Holland Nachtboot. Uitgave no. I, 1933. 99 x 65 cm.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Nov. 21, 2019
Austin Cooper, "Souvenirs - Imperial War Museum"
Est: $600 - $800
Lot consists of a original lithograph in colors poster, titled "Souvenirs - Imperial War Museum", by Austin Cooper, 1932. Image size seen approx. 24.5" x 39.5". Published by Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd. Printed by Vincent Brooks,Day & Son Ltd. Lower left has print code "1681 1000 7/32". Linen backed. Some areas of surface creases, but overall very good.
Weiss Auctions
Jun. 29, 2019
Poster by Austin Cooper - Lowestoft ahoy
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Lowestoft ahoy - 125x100, 1930, on linen by Austin Cooper (1890-1964)
Van Sabben Auctions
Apr. 22, 2018
Poster by Austin Cooper - Holland via Harwich day and night services
Est: €220 -
Holland via Harwich day and night services - 62,5x101, 1926 by Austin Cooper (1890-1964)
Van Sabben Auctions
Apr. 11, 2018
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) HARROGATE 40 x 50 in. (101 x 127 cm.)
Est: £700 - £900
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) HARROGATE lithograph, 1939, condition B/B+; backed on linen 40 x 50 in. (101 x 127 cm.)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 16, 2017
Poster by Austin Cooper - London & North Eastern Railway Scarborough
Est: €1,200 - €2,200
London & North Eastern Railway Scarborough - 126x101, 1932, mounted on plastic foil by Austin Cooper (1890-1964)
Van Sabben Auctions
Oct. 26, 2017
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). RICHMOND PARK BY UNDERGROUND / CHARLES I. 1931. 40x25 inches, 101x63 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.]
Est: $600 - $900
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) RICHMOND PARK BY UNDERGROUND / CHARLES I. 1931. 40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.] Condition A- / B+: minor losses, tears and creases at edges. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 26, 2017
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964). HAMPTON COURT BY TRAMWAYS / HENRY VIII. 1931. 40x25 inches, 101x63 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.]
Est: $600 - $900
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) HAMPTON COURT BY TRAMWAYS / HENRY VIII. 1931. 40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.] Condition A-: minor tears at edges; minor creases in margins and image; pin holes in corners. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries