Elmer Wachtel Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1864–1929

Elmer Wachtel paintings have appeared at auction 87 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 70 sold, a sell-through rate of 80%. Half of the priced sales fell between $7.4kSign up free to see and $22.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $11.7kSign up free to see. The California Coast holds the top price on file: $169kSign up free to see at Bonhams (March 2020). The houses with the most results are Bonhams (84), Helmuth Stone Gallery (2) and Toomey & Co. (1).

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All paintings results

1. 
   Sunlit Mountains

   Oil · Canvas

   12 h x 16 w in (30 x 41 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 256
   $5,715≈ £4,242≈ €4,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
2. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Canvas

   36 x 48 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026 · Lot 56
   $5,355≈ £3,973≈ €4,600$4,250 + $1,105 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–7,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
3. 
   Malibu Canyon

   Oil · Canvas

   24 1/4 x 36 1/8 in.

   Bonhams · Nov 11, 2025 · Lot 124
   $12,160≈ £9,249≈ €10,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Canvas

   36 x 48 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Nov 2, 2025 · Lot 13
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–8,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
5. 
   Bend in the Stream

   Oil · Canvas

   12 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 47
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   California Arroyo

   Oil · Canvas

   13 1/2 x 18 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 44
   $6,400≈ £4,826≈ €5,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   San Gabriel Valley

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 20 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 19, 2024 · Lot 36
   $8,320≈ £6,599≈ €8,004Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Home in the Valley

   Oil · Canvas

   24 x 32 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 19, 2024 · Lot 34
   $35,840≈ £28,426≈ €34,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Sierra Nevada

   Oil · Canvas

   18 x 14in (45.7 x 35.5cm)

   Bonhams · Oct 8, 2024 · Lot 89
   $15,360≈ £11,718≈ €13,987Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Dusk, circa 1906

    Oil · Canvas

    7 x 14 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 26, 2024 · Lot 45
    $2,048≈ £1,637≈ €1,912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Convict Lake

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 24 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 40
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Santa Barbara Coast

    Oil · Canvas

    9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 74
    $5,376≈ £4,384≈ €5,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    California Foothills

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 86
    $7,680≈ £6,015≈ €6,991Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Street in Walpi

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 96
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Snowcapped Mountains

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 40 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    View of the Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16in

    Bonhams · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 110
    $10,200≈ £7,325≈ €8,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    Secluded Mission, Santa Barbara

    Oil · Canvas

    17 1/2 x 13 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 3, 2021 · Lot 96
    $21,563≈ £15,486≈ €18,143Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Ojai Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 20in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 121
    $17,813≈ £12,755≈ €14,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    The Grandeur that is California

    Oil · Canvas

    30 1/4 x 40 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2020 · Lot 78
    $106,325≈ £81,638≈ €90,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    In San Jacinto Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 18in

    Bonhams · Mar 17, 2020 · Lot 120
    $4,450≈ £3,680≈ €4,052Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    San Gabriel Stream

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 40in

    Bonhams · Mar 17, 2020 · Lot 82
    $43,825≈ £36,243≈ €39,906Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–55,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    The California Coast

    Oil · Canvas

    40 x 60in

    Bonhams · Mar 17, 2020 · Lot 57
    $168,825≈ £139,617≈ €153,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–120,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Sunset

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 32in

    Bonhams · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 165
    $25,075≈ £19,479≈ €22,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    A mountain view, believed to be Mt. Wilson

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018 · Lot 89
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    San Juan Capistrano

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 81
    $5,250≈ £4,049≈ €4,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Reflections, circa 1910

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 12in

    Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 62
    $11,875≈ £8,505≈ €9,723Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Montecito Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 30in

    Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 60
    $16,250≈ £11,638≈ €13,305Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    Midsummer-Flintridge

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 24in

    Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 58
    $17,500≈ £12,533≈ €14,329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Hidden Valley, circa 1920-1926

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 45in

    Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017 · Lot 75
    $47,500≈ £35,860≈ €40,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Visitors to Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Oil · Canvas

    31 x 40in

    Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017 · Lot 55
    $26,250≈ £19,817≈ €22,282Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Santa Paula Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 1, 2017 · Lot 47
    $35,000≈ £26,501≈ €29,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Pasadena (Canyon)

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 16in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 114
    $10,000≈ £8,038≈ €9,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Canyon Solitude

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 89
    $25,000≈ £20,095≈ €23,549Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Shadows on the hills, 1906

    Oil · Canvas

    24 1/4 x 35 1/4in

    Bonhams · Nov 21, 2016 · Lot 17
    $12,500≈ £10,080≈ €11,758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Home in the valley

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 32in

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016 · Lot 54
    $31,250≈ £23,539≈ €27,919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    San Gabriel wash

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 17 1/2in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 75
    $6,000≈ £4,203≈ €5,265Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Visitors to Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Oil · Canvas

    31 x 40in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 67
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Arroyo Seco

    Oil · Canvas

    13 1/2 x 17 3/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 66
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Sierra lake

    Oil · Canvas

    36 1/4 x 28 1/4in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2015 · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Sierra runoff

    Oil · Canvas

    32 x 24in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015 · Lot 65
    $11,250≈ £7,205≈ €10,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    In the Arroyo Seco

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015 · Lot 33
    $10,625≈ £6,805≈ €9,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Misty sunlight, Topanga, circa 1925

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 32in

    Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 78
    $25,000≈ £16,358≈ €22,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Sierra panorama

    Oil · Board

    18 x 14in

    Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 68
    $11,875≈ £7,770≈ €10,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    Winter reflections, Sierra Nevadas

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 13 1/2in

    Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 67
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Desert serenity

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16in

    Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015 · Lot 3074
    $2,000≈ £1,332≈ €1,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    In the Arroyo Seco, 1913

    Oil · Canvas

    9 x 12in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2014 · Lot 83
    $8,750≈ £5,581≈ €7,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Canyon stream

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2014 · Lot 24
    $13,750≈ £8,771≈ €11,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Mountain path

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 17in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 115
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    Their garden, Sichel Street

    Oil · Canvas

    17 1/2 x 13 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 114
    $6,875≈ £4,079≈ €5,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    Looking west to Poway Valley

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 20in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 110
    $11,250≈ £6,674≈ €8,407Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗

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