Rex Brandt Watercolors: Auction Prices

American · 1914–2000

ArtSell has recorded 33 auction results for Rex Brandt watercolors between 2005 and 2026, of which 26 sold (79% sell-through). Prices realised range from $625 to $16,800, with a median of $3,125 across 26 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $16,800 for “Evening's Catch from the Wharf” at Bonhams in 2007.

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1. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor

   18 x 26 in

   Abell Auction Company · Apr 22, 2026 · Lot 263
   $1,125≈ £833≈ €959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Abell Auction Company ↗
2. 
   Winter Sun, Bodie, 1979

   Watercolor · Paper

   15 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (39.4 x 69.9 cm.)

   Abell Auction Company · Dec 4, 2025 · Lot 132
   $5,938≈ £4,451≈ €5,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
3. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor

   Concept Art Gallery · Sep 21, 2024 · Lot 139
   Result not publishedEst. $1,200–2,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
4. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor

   Concept Art Gallery · Jun 8, 2024 · Lot 173
   Result not publishedEst. $1,500–2,500View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
5. 
   Inner Harbor, Newport Beach, 1973

   Watercolor

   sheet (sight): 12 x 20 inches

   Michaan's Auctions · Jul 14, 2023 · Lot 196
   $1,599≈ £1,220≈ €1,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
6. 
   Motor Transit Station, 1941

   Watercolor · Paper

   17 x 13in

   Bonhams · Nov 23, 2021 · Lot 110
   $12,750≈ £9,533≈ €11,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   San Diego, 1970

   Watercolor · Paper

   19 x 27 1/2in

   Bonhams · Mar 17, 2020 · Lot 132
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Two Mile Mud Pie (Cajalco Dike), circa 1937

   Watercolor · Paper

   13 x 19 1/2in

   Bonhams · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 221
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Summer at Balboa

   Watercolor · Paper

   13 x 19in

   Bonhams · Nov 25, 2019 · Lot 219
   $8,825≈ £6,855≈ €8,017Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Big Race, 1964

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet 19 1/2 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 151
    $5,625≈ £4,029≈ €4,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Fishing boats on choppy seas

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 1/4 x 24in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Wind in Peppers

    Watercolor · Paper

    12 1/2 x 20 1/2in

    Bonhams · Feb 23, 2015 · Lot 7065
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Riders in a California landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    16 x 24in

    Bonhams · Feb 23, 2015 · Lot 7057
    $2,375≈ £1,546≈ €2,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Morning race start, Newport, 1972

    Watercolor · Paper

    9 1/2 x 38 1/2in

    Bonhams · Apr 8, 2014 · Lot 182
    $3,125≈ £1,870≈ €2,269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Newport fishing fleet

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 1/4 x 26 1/2in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012 · Lot 182
    $3,750≈ £2,330≈ €2,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Church in San Xavier, 1968

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 21in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012 · Lot 176
    $2,500≈ £1,554≈ €1,924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    Sunday at Fort Cronkhite

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 x 19 1/4in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4043
    $625≈ £393≈ €490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Catalina Harbor, PM, 1967

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 13 x 20 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 178
    $3,125≈ £1,994≈ €2,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Turn Point Lighthouse, Washington, 1986

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 18 1/2 x 24 1/2in

    Bonhams · May 1, 2012 · Lot 157
    $5,000≈ £3,076≈ €3,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    Early Birds

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 21in

    Bonhams · Apr 29, 2012 · Lot 7033
    $875≈ £538≈ €661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Arlington, 1957

    Watercolor · Paper

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

    Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011 · Lot 180
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Belvedere cove, 1961

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 13 1/2 x 19 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011 · Lot 178
    $5,250≈ £3,355≈ €3,901Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Under the bridge, La Conner, 1979

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 18 1/4 x 25 3/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 6, 2011 · Lot 1167
    $2,684≈ £1,647≈ €1,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    St. Ives, a memory, 1973

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 14 x 20 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 22, 2010 · Lot 145
    $4,270≈ £2,675≈ €3,129Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Fish boat morning, 1971

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 12 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 17, 2010 · Lot 135
    $3,050≈ £1,952≈ €2,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Sunday at Fort Cronkite, 1960

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 12 1/4 x 18 1/2in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2010 · Lot 188
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Boatyard La Paz, 1966

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 20 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2009 · Lot 200
    $3,050≈ £1,835≈ €2,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    'Lazy Morning', 1966

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 1/2 x 28 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2009 · Lot 199
    $2,745≈ £1,652≈ €1,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Sailboats, Nassau, 1967

    Watercolor · Paper

    16 x 24in

    Bonhams · Apr 7, 2009 · Lot 169
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    'Sunday's Wash', 1971

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 28in

    Bonhams · Apr 7, 2009 · Lot 168
    $4,270≈ £2,915≈ €3,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Village in Winter, 1964

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 x 15 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008 · Lot 2107
    $2,400≈ £1,600≈ €1,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Approach to Big Sur from the South, 1956

    Watercolor · Paper

    9 x 15in

    Bonhams · Dec 10, 2007 · Lot 272
    $4,200≈ £2,053≈ €2,854Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Evening's Catch from the Wharf

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 1/4 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 10, 2007 · Lot 271
    $16,800≈ £8,213≈ €11,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Big Sur, 1959

    Watercolor · Paper

    40 x 14in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006 · Lot 1310
    $2,988≈ £1,567≈ €2,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Start of the Race

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 x 28in

    Bonhams · Dec 12, 2005 · Lot 339
    $8,813≈ £4,983≈ €7,390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗

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