What is a California School painting worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 21 works by California School with a published auction price sold between $438Sign up free to see and $2,440Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,793Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $1,793Sign up free to see across 21 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,801Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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California School prices by medium
- Auction results
- 26
- Sold rate
- 81%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2024
- Median price
- $1.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $11kSign up free to see Lake Tahoe, Bonhams, Nov 2010
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 21 | $438–$2.4kSign up free to see | $1.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (25), Jackson's International Auctioneers (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 14 | $267–$2kSign up free to see | $700Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 7 | $2k–$8.7kSign up free to see | $2.4kSign up free to see |
Recent California School sales
- California Seascape – Laguna Beach, Oil on canvas board — $75Sign up free to see, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Jul 30, 2024
- View of the Martinez House (Piedmont), oil on board — $2,040Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 7, 2023
- Discovery of the Ophir, Comstock (Portrait of two California Miners), oil on canvas — $10,200Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 2, 2022
- View of San Francisco Bay, oil on canvas laid to board — $9,563Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 12, 2022
- Old Custom House, Monterey, California, oil on artist board — $319Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 2, 2020
- Golden poppies and lupine, oil on canvas affixed to board — $1,875Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 15, 2016
- House shaded by trees, oil on canvas — $150Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 25, 2016
- California currants, oil on canvas — $1,250Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 25, 2015
Questions about California School prices
What is a California School painting worth?
Based on 21 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by California School have sold for a median of $1,793, and half of them sold between $438 and $2,440. For paintings alone the median is $1,793 (21 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by California School sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $10,980 for “Lake Tahoe” at Bonhams in November 2010.
How often do California School works sell at auction?
81% of the 26 lots recorded between 2005 and 2024 sold.
How can I sell a California School painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 26 auction results for California School between 2005 and 2024, and 21 of them sold (81%).
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