# William Louis Otte - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T00:31:30.879Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 51
- Lots with prices: 36
- First auction date: 2002-06-19
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-18
- Median realised price: $4,600
- Price range: $325 to $18,000

## Market Takeaway
William Louis Otte has 51 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,600. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($4,600\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($2,875 to $6,985\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 8.3% (3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 77.8% (28 sales)
- $10,000\+: 13.9% (5 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $6,350
- Previous 12 months median: $18,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-18
- Days since latest sale: 175
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 19 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 18 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 3 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 2 lots
- Freeman's: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots
- Clars Auctions: 1 lots
- DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers: 1 lots
- Midnight Sun Antique Auction: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-18 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\), "Lupine and Poppies at San Gorgonio Pass," 1919 | John Moran Auctioneers | $6,985
2. 2025-07-29 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\), Eucalyptus grove in morning light | John Moran Auctioneers | $6,350
3. 2024-05-15 | William Louis Otte | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $18,000
4. 2023-11-08 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) The Sun's Last Caress sight 22 x 28 in. framed 30 1/2 x 36 3/4 in. | Bonhams | N/A
5. 2022-11-02 | William Louis Otte \(American, 1871\-1957\) Santa Barbara, California | Cottone Auctions | $2,600
6. 2022-11-02 | William Louis Otte \(American, 1871\-1957\) Santa Barbara, California | Cottone Auctions | $4,600
7. 2021-11-23 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Spring Days, Coachella Valley 14 x 18in framed 19 x 23in \(Painted in 1928.\) | Bonhams | $4,500
8. 2021-11-19 | Works by William Louis Otte | Clars Auctions | $325
9. 2021-01-30 | WILLIAM LOUIS OTTE \(1871\-1957\) LANDSCAPE 1921 | Steven's Art & Antiques | $500
10. 2020-08-04 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Mountains above Santa Barbara 22 x 27 1/2in \(framed 32 x 38in\) | Bonhams | N/A
11. 2019-11-25 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Sand Shadows, Carmel 8 x 10in \(Painted in 1933.\) | Bonhams | $4,500
12. 2019-06-07 | William Louis Otte \(American, 1871\-1957\) Another Passing Day Oil on canvas laid | Heritage Auctions | N/A
13. 2018-11-19 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Windswept, Carmel by the Sea 22 x 28in overall: 27 1/2 x 33 3/4in | Bonhams | $12,500
14. 2018-11-08 | WILLIAM LOUIS OTTE \(AMERICAN, 1871\-1957\) ANOTHER PASSING DAY OIL ON CANVAS LAID | Heritage Auctions | N/A
15. 2018-08-07 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) California coast 22 x 28in overall: 23 3/8 x 29 1/2in US$ 4,000 \- 6,000 | Bonhams | N/A
16. 2018-04-24 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) An Early Snowfall on the Mountains, Santa B | Bonhams | $12,500
17. 2018-04-24 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) From My Studio Window, Santa Barbara 36 x 4 | Bonhams | $17,500
18. 2017-11-20 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Summer Days at the foot of La Cumbre, Santa Barbara 22 x 28in overall: 31 x 36in | Bonhams | $9,375
19. 2017-08-01 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957\) Incoming Fog, Monterey Coast, California 16 x 20in overall: 19 1/2 x 23 1/4in | Bonhams | $4,000
20. 2017-02-28 | William Louis Otte | Bonhams | $9,375
21. 2016-04-12 | WILLIAM LOUIS OTTE \(American, 1871\-1957\) Arlington Crag \(Peak\) through Eucalyptus, Santa Barbara 26 x 26in overall: 29 1/4 x 29 1/4in | Bonhams | $5,250
22. 2014-10-21 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
23. 2014-10-21 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $6,600
24. 2014-10-21 | William Louis Otte \(1871\-1957 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,000

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