Ralph Eugene Cahoon ( 1910 - 1982 ) was an American painter. Ralph Eugene Cahoon s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 29900 USD for Four mermaids holding parasols and flowers sit on a whale suspended from a hot air balloon. in 2004 to 207000 USD for Shocking Incident at the Boston Public Garden in 2010 , based on the