Marion Wachtel Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1875–1954

Marion Wachtel watercolors have appeared at auction 67 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 47 sold, a sell-through rate of 70%. Half of the priced sales fell between $5.8kSign up free to see and $24.4kSign up free to see, with a median of $11.5kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is The distant sea, sold at Bonhams in November 2015 for $68.8kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Bonhams (64), Jackson's International Auctioneers (1) and Michaan's Auctions (1).

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1. 
   Three Children in a Field of Flowers

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 11 x 14 in.

   Bonhams · Jul 16, 2026 · Lot 216
   $704≈ £521≈ €614Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Indian Summer Sunset

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 15, 2026 · Lot 51
   $11,520≈ £8,502≈ €9,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Yellow Sycamores

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 19 1/2 x 29 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 15, 2026 · Lot 49
   $7,680≈ £5,668≈ €6,520Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Santa Paula Valley

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 17 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 15, 2026 · Lot 48
   $9,600≈ £7,085≈ €8,149Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   Three Children in a Field of Flowers

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 11 x 14 in.

   Bonhams · Feb 12, 2026 · Lot 14
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Three Children in a Field of Flowers

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 11 x 14 in.

   Bonhams · Aug 8, 2025 · Lot 450
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,600View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   Trees and Stream

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 23 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 49
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Santa Anita - Baldwin's Ranch - Near Pasadena

   Watercolor · Paper

   16⅛ h x 20⅛ w in (41 x 51 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 4, 2025 · Lot 190
   $8,890≈ £7,156≈ €8,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
9. 
   View into the Valley

   Watercolor · Paper

   sight 29 1/4 x 21 1/2in (74.2 x 54.6cm)

   Bonhams · Oct 8, 2024 · Lot 90
   $28,160≈ £21,483≈ €25,642Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Three Children in a Field of Flowers

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 11 x 14 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 9, 2024 · Lot 1036
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Arroyo Seco, circa 1905

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 19 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024 · Lot 40
    $15,360≈ £12,102≈ €14,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Portrait of a Man (Believed to be Elmer Wachtel)

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 26, 2024 · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Little Girl with Her Doll

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 8 1/2 x 10 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 26, 2024 · Lot 60
    $384≈ £307≈ €358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Crystal Craig and Lake George (Near White Lodge), circa 1925

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 36 x 28 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 39
    $37,120≈ £29,926≈ €34,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Sycamores Near the San Gabriel Mountains

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 19 x 29 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 97
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Spring, Ojai

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 14 x 20 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 84
    $12,750≈ £10,254≈ €11,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    October Matilija Canyon

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 24 x 28 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 61
    $12,750≈ £10,254≈ €11,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Trees Near the Arroyo

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 10 x 13 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 60
    $2,423≈ £1,948≈ €2,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Arroyo Seco, circa 1905

    Watercolor · Paper

    paper 20 x 30 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023 · Lot 52
    $20,400≈ £16,407≈ €18,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    San Jacinto

    Watercolor · Paper

    19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2022 · Lot 120
    $3,188≈ £2,608≈ €3,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    San Jacinto

    Watercolor · Paper

    19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2022 · Lot 94
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Pasadena Landscape

    Watercolor

    image size: 12.75 x 18.25 inches, framed: 23 x 29 inches

    Michaan's Auctions · Feb 19, 2022 · Lot 153
    $600≈ £441≈ €528Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
23. 
    Mountain Mist, Pine Creek, circa 1924-1926

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2021 · Lot 83
    $12,750≈ £9,533≈ €11,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Hills near Pasadena

    Watercolor · Paper

    23 3/4 x 31 7/8in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 122
    $7,650≈ £5,478≈ €6,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Ojai Valley, 1904

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 32in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 44
    $62,813≈ £44,979≈ €52,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Sycamores near the San Gabriel Mountains

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2020 · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Sycamores near the San Gabriel Mountains

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 205
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    Majesty of the Eastern Sierras

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet 17 3/4 x 23 7/8in

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 95
    $3,825≈ £3,140≈ €3,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Portrait, believed to be Elmer Wachtel, 1898

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 x 10 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 23
    $3,825≈ £3,140≈ €3,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Walpi, circa 1903

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet 16 1/8 x 20 1/8in

    Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 169
    $3,125≈ £2,238≈ €2,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    The Arroyo Seco

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 32in

    Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017 · Lot 53
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Sunlight on a hillside with mountains beyond

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 x 24in

    Bonhams · Aug 1, 2017 · Lot 63
    $10,000≈ £7,572≈ €8,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Yellow Sycamore Trees

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 30in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 118
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Matilija Canyon at Sunset

    Watercolor · Paper

    26 x 20in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 115
    $27,500≈ £22,104≈ €25,904Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Path to the Valley

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 x 24in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 103
    $25,000≈ £20,095≈ €23,549Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Mt. San Antonio

    Watercolor · Paper

    10 x 12in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 51
    $4,375≈ £3,517≈ €4,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Wildflowers along a San Gabriel hillside

    Watercolor · Paper

    16 x 20in

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016 · Lot 116
    $8,750≈ £6,591≈ €7,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    View into the valley

    Watercolor · Paper

    30 x 22in

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016 · Lot 88
    $37,500≈ £28,246≈ €33,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Oak at sunset (View into Pasadena)

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 16in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 44
    $52,500≈ £36,780≈ €46,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Trees along a path

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7059
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Shepherding the flock along the Eastern Sierras

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 30in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2015 · Lot 90
    $3,750≈ £2,478≈ €3,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Eucalyptus in the Arroyo

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 16 in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2015 · Lot 37
    $10,625≈ £7,021≈ €9,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    The distant sea

    Watercolor · Paper

    24 x 32in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2015 · Lot 34
    $68,750≈ £45,431≈ €64,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    View into the valley

    Watercolor · Paper

    30 x 22in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015 · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Shepherding the flock along the Eastern Sierras

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 30in

    Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Montecito oak

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 83
    $13,750≈ £8,997≈ €12,584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Trees along a path

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Feb 23, 2015 · Lot 7093
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Trees along a path

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 7, 2014 · Lot 7105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    The Cajon Pass

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 x 24in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 69
    $22,500≈ £13,348≈ €16,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    Trees along a path

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 19 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jul 27, 2014 · Lot 7013
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗

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