What is a Robert Watson painting worth?
1923–2004 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 8 works by Robert Watson with a published auction price sold between $637Sign up free to see and $1,906Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,010Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $1,000Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Robert Watson prices by medium
- Auction results
- 8
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2025
- Median price
- $1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.3kSign up free to see Expectation; Early Light; Man in front of a building (3), Bonhams, Dec 2012
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | $614–$1.4kSign up free to see | $1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (4), Toomey & Co. (2), Clarke Auction Gallery (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Robert Watson sales
- Untitled (Solitary Figure by a Desolate Building), oil on linen — $660Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Nov 13, 2025
- Untitled (Figure by the Shore), oil on canvas — $567Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Jun 27, 2024
- Untitled, oil on canvas — $1,020Sign up free to see, Michaan's Auctions, Feb 20, 2021
- Gates of the City, Oil on Canvas — $500Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 13, 2020
- Waiting for Evening, oil on canvas — $1,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 25, 2013
- Surreal landscape, oil on masonite — $1,875Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Mar 24, 2013
- Expectation; Early Light; Man in front of a building (3), first and third oil on canvas; second oil on paperboard — $2,250Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 16, 2012
- Seascape, 1963; House of the Fisherman (2), first signed and dated 'R. WATSON 63' (lower right); second signed 'R WATSON' (l — $2,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 16, 2012
Questions about Robert Watson prices
What is a Robert Watson painting worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Robert Watson have sold for a median of $1,010, and half of them sold between $637 and $1,906. For paintings alone the median is $1,000 (7 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Robert Watson sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,250 for “Expectation; Early Light; Man in front of a building (3)” at Bonhams in December 2012.
How often do Robert Watson works sell at auction?
100% of the 8 lots recorded between 2012 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Robert Watson painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 8 auction results for Robert Watson between 2012 and 2025, and 8 of them sold (100%).
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