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Robert Bechtle

American · 1932–2020 · Painter, Printmaker

Robert Alan Bechtle was an American painter, printmaker, and educator. He lived nearly all his life in the San Francisco Bay Area and whose art was centered on scenes from… (Wikipedia)

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30lots offered2010–2026years recorded93%sold (27)$2.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Robert Bechtle, Albany Monte Carlo, 1987, watercolor on silkAlbany Monte CarloBonhams · $24,320≈ £18,479≈ €21,446Sign up to see
  2. Robert Bechtle, Stinson Beach Cookout, 1978, watercolor on paperStinson Beach CookoutBonhams · $16,640≈ £12,643≈ €14,674Sign up to see
  3. Robert Bechtle, House on Clay Street, 2008, watercolor and graphite on paperHouse on Clay StreetBonhams · $16,640≈ £12,399≈ €14,346Sign up to see

Robert Bechtle’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).

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Robert Bechtle, Kathan, 1995, watercolor on paper
Kathan, 1995
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026
$1,920Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Chrysler, 1971, lithograph in colors
'64 Chrysler, 1971
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$896Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Sunset Intersection (triptych), 1983, soft-ground etching in colors
Sunset Intersection (triptych), 1983
Wright · Aug 6, 2026
$4,655Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Albany Monte Carlo, 1987, watercolor on silk
Albany Monte Carlo, 1987
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$24,320Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Stinson Beach Cookout, 1978, watercolor on paper
Stinson Beach Cookout, 1978
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$16,640Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, House on Clay Street, 2008, watercolor and graphite on paper
House on Clay Street, 2008
Bonhams · May 21, 2026
$16,640Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Chrysler, 1971, lithograph in colors
'64 Chrysler, 1971
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$1,716Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Albany Stucco, 1990, charcoal on paper
Albany Stucco, 1990
Bonhams · Mar 4, 2026
$8,960Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Santa Barbara Patio II, 1981, charcoal on paper
Santa Barbara Patio II, 1981
Phillips · Feb 24, 2026
$10,965Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Chrysler, 1971, lithograph in colors
'64 Chrysler, 1971
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$953Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Untitled, 1959, oil on canvas
Untitled, 1959
Phillips · Dec 2, 2025
$15,480Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Chrysler, 1971, lithograph in colors
'64 Chrysler, 1971
Rago Auctions · Oct 3, 2025
$660Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Chrysler, 1971, lithograph in colors
'64 Chrysler, 1971
Rago Auctions · Aug 15, 2025
$953Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Sunset Cadillac, 1987, aquatint in colors on Somerset
Sunset Cadillac, 1987
Rago Auctions · Jun 5, 2025
$1,848Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Car No. 3, 1975, lithograph in colors
Car No. 3, 1975
Rago Auctions · May 23, 2025
$3,556Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Rockridge House, 2000, charcoal on paper
Rockridge House, 2000
Bonhams · Jan 30, 2025
$4,352Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Man Brushing his Teeth, 1967, lithograph in colors
Man Brushing his Teeth, 1967
Wright · Dec 18, 2024
$516Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Covered Car – De Haro Street, 2004, charcoal on paper
Covered Car – De Haro Street, 2004
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, 68 Nova, from documenta: The Super Realists, 1972, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet
68 Nova, from documenta: The Super Realists, 1972
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024
$1,143Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '69 NOVA FROM 'DOCUMENTA: THE SUPER REALISTS', 1972, Lithograph, 254/300
'69 NOVA FROM 'DOCUMENTA: THE SUPER REALISTS', 1972
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 9, 2023
£454Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Station Wagon, 1979, lithograph in colors on wove paper
Station Wagon, 1979
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 25, 2022
$1,188Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Santa Barbara Patio 1, lithograph
Santa Barbara Patio 1
Michaan's Auctions · Dec 17, 2021
$2,280Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Self-Portrait, 1965, gouache and graphite on paper
Self-Portrait, 1965
Phillips · Sep 28, 2021
$3,780Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Marpissa, Paros 1989, watercolor on paper
Marpissa, Paros 1989
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 14, 2021
$2,700Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, W.C. at Block Island, 1990, charcoal on paper
W.C. at Block Island, 1990
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021
$6,300Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, '64 Impala and '63 Bel Air (2), 1973, Color lithograph
'64 Impala and '63 Bel Air (2), 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$1,625Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Sunset Intersection, 1983, color soft ground etching in three panels on one sheet of paper
Sunset Intersection, 1983
Wright · Apr 27, 2010
$5,313Sign up free to see
Robert Bechtle, Train to Guelin, China, 1988, watercolor on paper
Train to Guelin, China, 1988
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026
Robert Bechtle, Italian Village, 1999, watercolor on paper
Italian Village, 1999
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2017

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