Franklin "Watty" Watkins

1894–1972

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13auction results2017–2025years recorded85%sold (11)$3.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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VistaRago Auctions · Nov 2017$11,875≈ £9,004≈ €10,190Sign up to see
VistaRago Auctions · Nov 2024$5,670≈ £4,477≈ €5,383Sign up to see
Still Life: FlowersRago Auctions · Nov 2023$5,292≈ £4,331≈ €4,954Sign up to see

Franklin "Watty" Watkins’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).

ArtSell has recorded 13 auction results for Franklin "Watty" Watkins between 2017 and 2025, of which 11 sold (85%). Recorded sale prices range from $572Sign up free to see to $11.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $11.9kSign up free to see for Vista at Rago Auctions in November 2017. The most common medium is oil paintings (12 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (8) and Toomey & Co. (5).

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13 results

Daffodils
Oil · Canvas
36⅛ h x 24 w in (92 x 61 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 282
$572≈ £417≈ €489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Disparate Objects, 1954
Oil · Canvas
42¼ h x 48⅛ w in (107 x 122 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 284
$2,794≈ £2,039≈ €2,389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Vista, 1963
Oil · Canvas
38 h x 48 w in (97 x 122 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 176
$5,670≈ £4,477≈ €5,383Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Springtime, 1894
Oil · Canvas
54½ h x 35½ w in (138 x 90 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Feb 15, 2024 · Lot 202
$1,572≈ £1,253≈ €1,463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Flowers in a Copper Pitcher, c. 1955
Oil · Canvas
22 h x 26 w in (56 x 66 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 316
$3,528≈ £2,888≈ €3,302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Things That Do Things I Can't Do, 1964
Oil · Canvas
45¼ h x 36½ w in (115 x 93 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 323
$3,528≈ £2,888≈ €3,302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Roman Garden
Oil · Canvas
20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 324
$2,520≈ £2,063≈ €2,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Still Life: Flowers, 1965
Oil · Canvas
28⅛ h x 34⅛ w in (71 x 87 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 337
$5,292≈ £4,331≈ €4,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Trees
Oil · Canvas
20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 338
$4,032≈ £3,300≈ €3,774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Still Life: Fruit No. 1, 1954
Oil · Canvas
16 h x 24 w in (41 x 61 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 339
$4,128≈ £3,379≈ €3,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

Franklin "Watty" Watkins paintings (12)Franklin "Watty" Watkins oil paintings (12)

Franklin "Watty" Watkins: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Franklin "Watty" Watkins at auction?

$11,875Sign up free to see, for Vista at Rago Auctions (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Franklin "Watty" Watkins?

The median sale price is $3.5kSign up free to see across 11 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Franklin "Watty" Watkins have sold at auction?

11 of 13 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Franklin "Watty" Watkins?

Rago Auctions and Toomey & Co. account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Toomey & Co.