Lynne Cohen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lynne Cohen Art Value Price Guide

May. 16, 2024
Lynne Cohen RCA (1944-2014), UNTITLED (WINDOWS), 2011
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Lynne Cohen RCA (1944-2014), American/Canadian UNTITLED (WINDOWS), 2011 chromogenic print signed and numbered 2/5 to label verso 52 x 61.75 in — 132.1 x 156.8 cm Provenance: Private Collection, Montreal, QC Note: Of her practice, Lynne Cohen explained: “I prefer to allude to things and leave it to the viewer to fill in the details. Like Brecht and Godard, I want the audience to do some work.” Cohen has long focused on photographing “found environments”: empty spaces bereft of human presence, yet purpose-built for human needs. Cohen leaves most of the interpretation of these spaces to the viewer, asking them to project their own experiences and anxieties of place. While early in her career Cohen would label images with more specific titles, these were soon pared down in favour of more vague and concise titles. This evolution of her titles is reflected in the two works on offer in this auction, one from 1977, “Indoor Swimming Pool Display, Swimming Pool Store, Ottawa,” and her very large work “Untitled, (Windows)” from 2011. Both spaces are both novel and familiar, a peculiar mix of banality and strangeness where function often triumphs over aesthetics. Canadian writer James D. Campbell noted that “Cohen has always focused on these uncanny interiors, building up a remarkable inventory of images that were initially mostly executed in black and white. She seems to choose her locations for their sheer strangeness and radically indeterminate character and is reluctant to share their site-specificity. Now colour has been brought into the mix in a way that accentuates their implicit surreality and adds dimensionality. Images of meticulously built places for purposes that are heretofore unknown to us and that would remain unknowable but for their laconic titles, they nevertheless appear to have arrived from an extravagant elsewhere. If the medium of photography itself has been built upon a dark heart of deception, then Cohen is a beautiful liar. [...] Cohen’s places hew to another order of significance altogether and while they share some of the same parentheses, they get under our skin, and yield a frisson – as though they were surgical theatres for a photographer’s wayward trepanning operations.” (1) (1) https://www.frieze.com/article/lynne-cohen Estimate: $10,000—15,000
Waddington's
May. 16, 2024
Lynne Cohen RCA (1944-2014), UNTITLED (PLANTERS), 2007 (FROM THE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Lynne Cohen RCA (1944-2014), American/Canadian UNTITLED (PLANTERS), 2007 (FROM THE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION) chromogenic print signed, titled, dated and numbered 23/25 to label verso; printed 2012 16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm Provenance: CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, ON Note: Since the creation of the CONTACT Photography Festival in 1997, this community-based event helps to support and unite artists from Canada and around the world. The proceeds from the sale of the works consigned to Waddington’s by the CONTACT Photography Festival help to expand viewership for the best examples of photography on the market today, and further the creative possibilities of the medium in the past, present, and future. Lynne Cohen’s “Untitled (Planters),” 2007, features an empty lobby, populated only by three potted plants. As with most of Cohen’s work, the viewer is asked to project themselves into this strange space. During the bulk of her career, Cohen focused on black and white photography. “Untitled (Planters),” made in 2007 and printed in 2012, is one of the first images made in colour. Estimate: $1,500—2,500
Waddington's
May. 16, 2024
Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), INDOOR SWIMMING POOL DISPLAY, SWIMMING POOL STORE, OTTAWA, 1977
Est: $1,400 - $2,000
Lynne Cohen, RCA (1944-2014), American/Canadian INDOOR SWIMMING POOL DISPLAY, SWIMMING POOL STORE, OTTAWA, 1977 silver gelatin print titled and signed by artist to mount verso; titled and dated to gallery label image 7.5 x 9.5 in — 19.1 x 24.1 cm Provenance: Yarlow/Salzman Gallery, Toronto, ON Private Collection, Toronto, ON Note: Of her practice, Lynne Cohen explained: “I prefer to allude to things and leave it to the viewer to fill in the details. Like Brecht and Godard, I want the audience to do some work.” Cohen has long focused on photographing “found environments”: empty spaces bereft of human presence, yet purpose-built for human needs. Cohen leaves most of the interpretation of these spaces to the viewer, asking them to project their own experiences and anxieties of place. While early in her career Cohen would label images with more specific titles, these were soon pared down in favour of more vague and concise titles. This evolution of her titles is reflected in the two works on offer in this auction, one from 1977, “Indoor Swimming Pool Display, Swimming Pool Store, Ottawa,” and her very large work “Untitled, (Windows)” from 2011. Both spaces are both novel and familiar, a peculiar mix of banality and strangeness where function often triumphs over aesthetics. Canadian writer James D. Campbell noted that “Cohen has always focused on these uncanny interiors, building up a remarkable inventory of images that were initially mostly executed in black and white. She seems to choose her locations for their sheer strangeness and radically indeterminate character and is reluctant to share their site-specificity. Now colour has been brought into the mix in a way that accentuates their implicit surreality and adds dimensionality. Images of meticulously built places for purposes that are heretofore unknown to us and that would remain unknowable but for their laconic titles, they nevertheless appear to have arrived from an extravagant elsewhere. If the medium of photography itself has been built upon a dark heart of deception, then Cohen is a beautiful liar. [...] Cohen’s places hew to another order of significance altogether and while they share some of the same parentheses, they get under our skin, and yield a frisson – as though they were surgical theatres for a photographer’s wayward trepanning operations.” (1) (1) https://www.frieze.com/article/lynne-cohen Estimate: $1,400—2,000
Waddington's
Mar. 08, 2024
Lynne Cohen, Untitled (Camouflage) (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lynne Cohen Untitled (Camouflage) (two works) c. 1970, c. 2000 gelatin silver print on aluminum, in artist made frame sight (each): 8.375 h x 10.75 w in (21 x 27 cm) overall (each): 18 h x 20 w in (46 x 51 cm) Signed and dated to verso of each 'Cohen 1/4'. These works are number 1 from the editions of 4. Provenance: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection Literature: Camouflage, Cohen, ppg. 55 and 184 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 08, 2024
Lynne Cohen, Untitled (Camouflage) (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lynne Cohen Untitled (Camouflage) (two works) c. 1980, c. 1990 gelatin silver print on aluminum, in artist made frame sight (each): 8.375 h x 10.75 w in (21 x 27 cm) overall (each): 18 h x 20 w in (46 x 51 cm) Signed and numbered to verso of each 'Cohen 1/4'. These works are number 1 from the editions of 4. Provenance: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection Literature: Camouflage, Cohen, ppg. 116 and 162 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 08, 2022
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Talent Search, Kitchener, Ontario, 1978 tirage arge
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Talent Search, Kitchener, Ontario, 1978 tirage argentique, monté sur support cartonné signé, titré et daté au crayon (montage, verso) image/feuille : 19,4 x 24,7 cm. (75⁄8 x 93⁄4 in.) montage : 38,1 x 38,1 cm. (15 x 15 in.) GELATIN SILVER PRINT, MOUNTED ON BOARD; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED IN PENCIL (MOUNT, VERSO)
Christie's
Nov. 08, 2022
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Dining Room with Indoor/Outdoor Curtain, Ann Arbor,
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Dining Room with Indoor/Outdoor Curtain, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973 tirage argentique, monté sur support cartonné signé, titré et daté au crayon (montage, verso) image/feuille : 19,4 x 24,1 cm. (75⁄8 x 91⁄2 in.) montage : 38,1 x 38,1 cm. (15 x 15 in.) GELATIN SILVER PRINT, MOUNTED ON BOARD; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED IN PENCIL (MOUNT, VERSO)
Christie's
Jun. 30, 2022
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Recording studio
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014) Recording studio Black and white photographic print. From an edition at 20 copies. Black and white photographic print. From an edition of 20. H_71 cm L_82 cm Provenance : - Samia Saouma, Paris - Private collection From a private collection Recording studio Tirage photographique en noir et blanc. D'une édition à 20 exemplaires. Black and white photographic print. From an edition of 20. H_71 cm L_82 cm Provenance : - Samia Saouma, Paris - Collection privée D'une collection privée
Pierre Bergé & Associés
Apr. 14, 2022
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Classroom in a flying School - Erie Pennsylvania
Est: €600 - €900
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Classroom in a flying School - Erie Pennsylvania Circa 1980 Gelatin silver print Signed and numbered: 6/40 on the back Edition of 40 copies 40 x 50.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, France This work is referenced on the artist's website Exhibition: London, Tate Modern, permanent collection, a similar copy Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Salle de classe dans une école volante - Erie Pennsylvanie Circa 1980 Tirage gélatino-argentique Signé et numéroté : 6/40 au dos Edition de 40 exemplaires 40 x 50,5 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France Cette oeuvre est référencée sur le site internet de l'artiste Exposition : Londres, Tate Modern, collection permanente, un exemplaire similaire
Piasa
Mar. 16, 2022
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Classroom in a police Academy - Toronto Canada, 1985
Est: €600 - €900
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Classroom in a police Academy - Toronto Canada, 1985 Gelatin silver print Signed and numbered on the reverse : "6/40 Edition of 40 copies 40 x 50.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Exhibition : Brussels, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, "Une collection de photographies", May 17-July 13, 2018, a similar work This work is referenced on the artist's website. Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Classroom in a police Academy - Toronto Canada, 1985 Tirage gélatino-argentique Signé et numéroté au dos : "6/40" Édition de 40 exemplaires 40 x 50,5 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France Exposition : Bruxelles, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen,"Une collection de photographies", du 17 mai au13 juillet 2018, un exemplaire similaire Cette oeuvre est référencée sur le site internet de l'artiste.
Piasa
Mar. 16, 2022
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Corridor, circa 1988
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Corridor, circa 1988 Gelatin silver print Numbered and stamp of artist's studio on the reverse: "5/14" Edition of 14 copies 71 x 91 cm Provenance : Private collection, France Exhibitions : - Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, permanent collection, a similar work - Chicago, Stephen Daiter Gallery, "Lynne Cohen: Occupied Territory", November 4-December 24, 2011, one copy - Brussels, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, "Une collection de photographies", May 17-July 13, 2018, a similar work. Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Corridor, circa 1988 Tirage gélatino-argentique Numéroté et porte le tampon de l'atelier de l'artiste au dos: "5/14" Édition de 14 exemplaires 71 x 91 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France Expositions : - Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, collection permanente, un exemplaire similaire - Chicago, Stephen Daiter Gallery, "Lynne Cohen: Occupied Territory", du 4 novembre au 24 décembre 2011, un exemplaire similaire - Bruxelles, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, "Une collection de photographies", du 17 mai au 13 juillet 2018, un exemplaire similaire
Piasa
Mar. 16, 2022
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Exhibition Hall, 1977
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Exhibition Hall, 1977 Gelatin silver print Numbered and stamp of the artist's studio on the reverse : "1/13" by the artist's studio Edition of 13 copies 72 x 91 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Exhibition : Chicago, Stephen Daiter Gallery, "Before The Shift: The Early Black and White Photographs of Alex Webb, Martin Parr, Lynne Cohen, and Stephen Shore", December 13-February 22, 2013, a similar work This work is referenced on the artist's website. Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Exhibition Hall, 1977 Tirage gélatino-argentique Numéroté et porte le tampon de l'atelier de l'artiste au dos: "1/13" Édition de 13 exemplaires 72 x 91 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France Exposition : Chicago, Stephen Daiter Gallery, "Before The Shift: The Early Black and White Photographs of Alex Webb, Martin Parr, Lynne Cohen, and Stephen Shore", du 13 décembre au 22 février 2013, un exemplaire similaire Cette oeuvre est référencée sur le site internet de l'artiste
Piasa
Jul. 08, 2021
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Hat trees
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Hat trees Silver print N°3/20 from an edition of 20 pieces 44 x 54,5 cm Provenance: - P.P.O.W. , New York - Galerie des Archives Fabienne Leclerc, Paris - Christophe Durand Ruel, Paris - Acquired from the above by the current owner in 1996 - Private collection, Paris Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Hat trees Tirage argentique N°3/20 d'une édition de 20 exemplaires 44 x 54,5 cm Provenance: - P.P.O.W. , New York - Galerie des Archives Fabienne Leclerc, Paris - Galerie Christophe Durand Ruel, Paris - Acquis auprès de cette dernière en 1996 par l'actuel propriétaire - Collection particulière, Paris
Piasa
Jul. 08, 2021
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Spa
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Spa Silver print N°9/20 from an edition of 20 pieces 38,5 x 55 cm Provenance: - P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York - Acquired from the above by the current owner - Private collection, Paris Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Spa Tirage argentique N°9/20 d'une édition de 20 exemplaires 38,5 x 55 cm Provenance: - P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York - Acquis auprès de cette dernière par l'actuel propriétaire - Collection particulière, Paris
Piasa
May. 30, 2018
*Lynne Cohen (1944-2014)Practice range
Est: €800 - €1,200
*Lynne Cohen (1944-2014) Practice range Tirage lambda en noir et blanc Edition de 20 exemplaires 71 x 82 cm Provenance : - Galerie Samia Saouma, Paris - Collection particulière, Paris Exposition itinérante : Ottawa, Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, Lausanne, Musée de l''Elysée, "No man''s land. Les photographies de Lynne Cohen", février - mai 2002, Thames & Hudson, Paris, 2001, un exemplaire similaire reproduit en noir et blanc au catalogue p. 90 sous le n°153
Piasa
Oct. 06, 2016
Lynne Cohen (1944-2014), UNTITLED, 2007, PRINTED LATER, Colour chromogenic print; signed in black pen and ink to label verso, also titled, dated 2012 and numbered 18/25 to the same label verso, Image/Sheet 13.75" x 17.1" — 34.9 x 43.5 cm.; 16" x
Est: -
LYNNE COHEN (1944-2014), AMERICAN/CANADIANUNTITLED, 2007, PRINTED LATERColour chromogenic print; signed in black pen and ink to label verso, also titled, dated 2012 and numbered 18/25 to the same label versoImage/Sheet 13.75" x 17.1" — 34.9 x 43.5 cm.; 16" x 20" — 40.6 x 50.8 cm.Provenance:Donated by the artist to support programming at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.Estimate: $1,200—1,500
Waddington's
Apr. 13, 2015
LYNNE COHEN, R.C.A., UNTITLED, 2007, chromogenic print, 16 ins x 20 ins; 40.6 cms x 50.8 cms
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
LYNNE COHEN, R.C.A. UNTITLED, 2007 chromogenic printsigned and numbered 12/25 on label on backing 16 ins x 20 ins; 40.6 cms x 50.8 cms Provenance:Donated by the artist; sold to benefit the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography FestivalNote:Lynne Cohen is an internationally renowned photographer, known for presenting images of interior, domestic, and work settings which include spas, laboratories, retirement homes, and factories. These everyday spaces are always void of human subject or intervention and subsequently are perceived two-fold, either humorous or disturbing. The absurd combination of these two very different interpretations is what makes her work unforgettable. Cohen was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1944 and passed away in 2014. She received her MFA from Eastern Michigan University and spent a year at the London Slade School of Fine Art (England). London is where she is said to have been influenced by many Pop artists such as Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg. Although she began as a sculptor and printmaker during her studies, her success came once she found her calling as a photographer in the 1970s. In Untitled (2007), the balanced studio lighting coupled with the symmetry of planters point to signs of a charming and ideal photograph, yet the viewer is left strangely aware of the emptiness which exists beyond the frame, crafting a unique visual experience.Cohen began working in Canada in 1973, where she taught photography at the University of Ottawa from 1974 to 2005. In 2005, she was the recipient of a Governor General's Award. Her work is held in more than 50 public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa); the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).
Waddington's
Mar. 08, 2012
LYNNE COHEN, UNTITLED, 2011, 48" x 57.75" - 120 x 144.4 cm.
Est: $15,000 - $18,000
LYNNE COHEN, UNTITLED, 2011, signed and numbered 1/5 on the reverse, 48" x 57.75" - 120 x 144.4 cm.Provenance: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto.Note: One of Canada's preeminent artist photographers, Lynne Cohen was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1944. She has lived in Canada since 1973. She attended the University of Wisconsin, the Slade School of Art at the University of London, Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan. Cohen's work frequently depicts interior domestic and institutional spaces, mostly devoid of human presence. Among her many accolades is the Governor General's Award for Visual Arts and Media in 2005 and the Scotiabank Photo Prize, in 2011. Her work is widely collected and is included in numerous prestigious permanent collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Waddington's
Nov. 28, 2011
LYNNE COHENB. 1944
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
UNTITLED c-print, ed. 3/5 132 by 156.8 cm. 52 by 61¾ in. Property to be sold to benefit the Museums Foundation of Canada and the Dr. Shirley L. Thomson Award for Curatorial Excellence
Sotheby's
Nov. 03, 2011
LYNNE COHEN
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Untitled (Three White Chairs) from Vague Memories Signed and numbered 1/5 in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame. One from an edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity.
Phillips
May. 27, 2009
LYNNE COHEN (NEE EN 1944)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
LYNNE COHEN (NEE EN 1944) Classroom, Morturary School, Pittsburgh signé, titré, situé et daté 'Classroom Mortuary School Pittsburg 1980 Cohen' (au dos) tirage argentique 19 x 24.2 cm. (7½ x 9½ in.) Réalisé en 1980.
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2007
[Photographs ]
Est: €3,800 - €5,434
Cohen, Lynne 1944 Wisconsin - lives and works in Montreal (Canada) "Laboratory". 1991. Gelatin silver print. Passepartout. Frame. One of an edition of 10. 102 x 124 cm. Title printed to the lower passepartout margin. Verso label of the gallery
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Sep. 07, 2007
Corporate Office, 1987
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lynne Cohen (b. 1944) Corporate Office, 1987 gelatin silver print printed title (on the overmat); signed, dated, numbered 'AP 4' in pencil and 'Motel Fine Arts' publishing stamp (on the reverse of the mount) 29¼ x 36 7/8in. (74.3 x 93.7cm.)
Christie's
May. 30, 2007
Club Room
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
LYNNE COHEN (NEE EN 1944) Club Room tirage argentique signé, titré et numéroté 'Cohen, 11/20, Clubroom' (au crayon au dos) 50.5 x 60.5 cm. (19 7/8 x 23¾ in.) Tirage No.11 d'une édition de 20 exemplaires
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2001
Lynne Cohen (b.1944)
Est: $1,410 - $2,115
Corporate Office signed and numbered 'Cohen, 5/10' (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 44 7/8 x 50 3/8in. (114 x 128cm.) Executed in 1987, this work is number five from an edition of ten. PROVENANCE P.P.O.W., New York. Samia Saouma, Paris. LITERATURE D. Byrne, D. Mellor and E.A. Ewing, 'Occupied Territories - Lynne Cohen', New York, 1987, p.27.
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2001
Lynne Cohen (b.1944)
Est: $1,410 - $2,115
Hat Trees signed and numbered 'Cohen, 9/10' (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 44 7/8 x 50 3/8in. (114 x 128cm.) Executed in 1987, this work is number nine from an edition of ten. PROVENANCE P.P.O.W., New York. Samia Saouma, Paris. LITERATURE D. Byrne, D. Mellor and W.A. Ewing, 'Occupied Territories - Lynne Cohen', New York 1987, p.29.
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2001
Lynne Cohen (b.1944)
Est: $1,410 - $2,115
War Game signed and numbered (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 44 7/8 x 50 3/8in. (114 x 128cm.) Executed in 1987, this work is from an edition of ten. PROVENANCE Samia Saouma, Paris. EXHIBITION Prato, Museo Pecci, 'L'Immagine Riflessa' April - May 1995.
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2001
Lynne Cohen (b.1944)
Est: $564 - $846
Practice Range signed and numbered 'Cohen, 5/20' (on the reverse) black and white photograph 19 7/8 x 23 7/8in. (50.5 x 60.7cm.) This work is number five from an edition of twenty. PROVENANCE Samia Saouma, Paris.
Christie's