# Elmer Wachtel - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T22:42:52.838Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 162
- Lots with prices: 124
- First auction date: 2002-06-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-11
- Median realised price: $7,320
- Price range: $100 to $135,000

## Market Takeaway
Elmer Wachtel shows deep auction liquidity with 162 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,320. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($7,320\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,200 and $16,250.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 9.7% (12 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50.8% (63 sales)
- $10,000\+: 39.5% (49 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 15
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $5,000
- Previous 12 months median: $6,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 75 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 52 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Christie's: 3 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 3 lots
- Abell Auction: 2 lots
- California Historical Design, Inc: 2 lots
- Helmuth Stone: 2 lots
- Mallams: 2 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-07 | Elmer Wachtel \(American, 1864\-1929\) Across the Bay, with California Foothills \(A Double\-Sided Work\) | Freeman’s | $4,250
2. 2025-11-18 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), "In San Jacinto Valley" | John Moran Auctioneers | $6,032 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-elmer-wachtel-1864-1929-in-san-jacinto-valley-129-c-6bf0b260d0
3. 2025-11-18 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), "In the Shadow of the Cliffs \- San Juan Coast," circa 1898 | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
4. 2025-11-18 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), Lake in the Eastern Sierras, 1924 | John Moran Auctioneers | $12,700
5. 2025-11-11 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) Malibu Canyon 24 1/4 x 36 1/8 in. | Bonhams | $9,500
6. 2025-11-02 | Elmer Wachtel \(CA, NY, 1864 \- 1929\) Canyon | Helmuth Stone | N/A
7. 2025-10-04 | Elmer Wachtel Watercolor, Beach Scene. | Direct Auction Galleries, Inc. | $100
8. 2025-07-29 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), "View from the Arroyo Seco" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
9. 2025-05-06 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), Wooded landscape with stream | John Moran Auctioneers | $5,080
10. 2025-05-06 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), "Owens Valley" | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,810
11. 2025-05-06 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), San Gabriel mountain landscape | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,778
12. 2025-05-06 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), Santa Anita Canyon | John Moran Auctioneers | $6,350
13. 2025-04-16 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) Bend in the Stream 12 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. framed 18 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. | Bonhams | N/A
14. 2025-04-16 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) California Arroyo 13 1/2 x 18 in. framed 21 1/2 x 26 in. | Bonhams | $5,000
15. 2024-12-19 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) San Gabriel Valley 12 x 20 in. framed 19 x 27 in. | Bonhams | $6,500
16. 2024-12-19 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) Home in the Valley 24 x 32 in. framed 33 1/4 x 41 1/4 in. | Bonhams | $28,000
17. 2024-11-12 | Elmer Wachtel \(American, 1864\-1929\) Walpi, Arizona | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $2,250
18. 2024-11-12 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), "Santa Barbara" | John Moran Auctioneers | $21,590
19. 2024-10-15 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), Coastal scene | John Moran Auctioneers | $571
20. 2024-10-08 | Elmer Wachtel \(American, 1864\-1929\) Sierra Nevada 18 x 14in \(45.7 x 35.5cm\) | Bonhams | $12,000
21. 2024-10-06 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864 \- 1929\): Santa Barbara Coast | Abell Auction | $5,500
22. 2024-05-07 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\), Landscape with wildflowers | John Moran Auctioneers | $13,970
23. 2024-04-23 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) Convict Lake 18 x 24 in. framed 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. | Bonhams | N/A
24. 2023-11-08 | Elmer Wachtel \(1864\-1929\) Santa Barbara Coast 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. | Bonhams | $4,200

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