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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Record prices
Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos MountainBonhams · $13,750≈ £9,847≈ €11,258Sign up to see
Desert Hills (No. 79)Bonhams · $10,200≈ £5,222≈ €6,586Sign up to see
Abstract 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).
Lots sold
9
of 11 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $600Sign up | $600Sign up | $600Sign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $600Sign up | $600Sign up | $600Sign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 8 | 80% | $4.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 7 | 78% | $4.8kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.