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Cady Wells

American · 1904–1954 · Painter

Cady Wells was a painter and patron of the arts who settled in New Mexico the 1930s. He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, during his life and posthumously. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Cady Wells, Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain, 1934, watercolor and graphite on paper laid to boardBarranca, alternatively titled, Taos MountainBonhams · $13,750≈ £9,847≈ €11,258Sign up to see
  2. Cady Wells, Desert Hills (No. 79), 1933, watercolor on paperDesert Hills (No. 79)Bonhams · $10,200≈ £5,222≈ €6,586Sign up to see
  3. Cady Wells, Abstract composition, circa 1950, gouache on black paperAbstract compositionBonhams · $5,355≈ £4,221≈ €5,017Sign up to see

Cady Wells’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Cady Wells, Fruit and Green Goblet, 1954, Oil on masonite
Fruit and Green Goblet, 1954
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 28, 2026
$600Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Head, watercolor and ink on board
Head
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024
$1,088Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Abstract Landscape, watercolor on paper
Abstract Landscape
Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023
$1,280Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Abstract composition, circa 1950, gouache on black paper
Abstract composition, circa 1950
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2022
$5,355Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain, 1934, watercolor and graphite on paper laid to board
Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain, 1934
Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018
$13,750Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Rocks #1, Jacona, New Mexico; Mesa landscape with white clouds (Study for Rocks and Clouds)(double-sided), watercolor and gouache on paper
Rocks #1, Jacona, New Mexico; Mesa landscape with white clouds (Study for Rocks and Clouds)(double-sided)
Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016
$2,500Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Landscape, 1933-34, watercolor on paper
Landscape, 1933-34
Bonhams · May 19, 2013
$2,000Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Wine glass and fruit, ink and watercolor on paper
Wine glass and fruit
Bonhams · May 19, 2013
$3,125Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Desert Hills (No. 79), 1933, watercolor on paper
Desert Hills (No. 79), 1933
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$10,200Sign up free to see
Cady Wells, Sea fan, 1948-49, watercolor on paperboard
Sea fan, 1948-49
Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016
Cady Wells, Tonto sea, 1946, watercolor and gouache on paper
Tonto sea, 1946
Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016

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