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Robert Bechtle #931Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1932–2020
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Selected Works283

Museum Acquisitions

22 Institutions
Whitney
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MoMA
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Previous Sales 28

Bonhams
House on Clay Street 22 3/8 x 30 in (56.7 x 76 cm) (Executed in 2008)
House on Clay Street 22 3/8 x 30 in (56.7 x 76 cm) (Executed in 2008)
$13,000
May 2026
Christie's
Oakland Intersection—59th and Stanford
Oakland Intersection—59th and Stanford, 1988
Bought In
May 2026
Christie's
French Doors I
French Doors I, 1965
Bought In
Sep 2025
Christie's
Jetta
Jetta, 2003
Bought In
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
Potrero Stroller - Crossing Arkansas Street
Potrero Stroller - Crossing Arkansas Street, 1989
$24,000
Feb 2025
Christie's
View of North Adams
View of North Adams, 2006
$126,000
Nov 2024
Christie's
Bolinas Garage
Bolinas Garage, 1977
$88,200
Sep 2022
Christie's
Palm Springs Porsche
Palm Springs Porsche, 1975
£47,500 ($63k USD)
Mar 2018
Christie's
Covered Car - Missouri Street
Covered Car - Missouri Street
$1,750
Jul 2013
Christie's
Twentieth and Texas
Twentieth and Texas, 1995
$398,500
May 2011
Christie's
'64 Chrysler
'64 Chrysler, 1971
$458,500
Nov 2010
Christie's
Zenith
Zenith, 1968
$205,000
May 2008
Christie's
1957 Ford
1957 Ford, 1966
$17,250
Oct 1998
Phillips
Untitled
Untitled
$15,480
Phillips
Santa Barbara Patio II
Santa Barbara Patio II
$10,965
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sunset Cadillac
Sunset Cadillac
$1,848
Jan 1970
Christie's
'67 Chrysler
'67 Chrysler, 1973
$381,000
Nov 2025
Phillips
Covered Car – De Haro Street
Covered Car – De Haro Street, 2004
$12,700
Nov 2024
Bonhams
20th and Texas, Early Evening
20th and Texas, Early Evening, 2004
$229,100
Nov 2023
Christie's
Twentieth and Mississippi Streets
Twentieth and Mississippi Streets, 1992
$47,880
Dec 2022
Christie's
House on Clay Street
House on Clay Street, 2008
Bought In
Dec 2022
Phillips
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1965
$3,780
Sep 2021
Phillips
W.C. at Block Island
W.C. at Block Island, 1990
$6,300
Jun 2021
Artsy
Sunset Intersection
Sunset Intersection, 1983
$4,063
Oct 2024
Van Ham · Artsy
Sunset Strollers
Sunset Strollers, 1985
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas

For Sale 9

Kantor Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1973
For sale
Graphite on paper
Crown Point Press · Artsy
Arkansas Street (6)
Arkansas Street (6), 2013
US$10,000
Watercolor monotype
Crown Point Press · Artsy
View of Alameda
View of Alameda, 1967
US$4,000
Hard ground etching
Crown Point Press · Artsy
Potrero Houses-Pennsylvania Avenue
Potrero Houses-Pennsylvania Avenue, 1989
US$4,000
Color soft ground etching with aquatint
Masterworks Fine Art · 1stDibs
Mississippi Street Intersection
Mississippi Street Intersection
For sale
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
'63 Bel Air, from Four Chevies
'63 Bel Air, from Four Chevies
$3,000
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
'61 Impala, from Four Chevies
'61 Impala, from Four Chevies
$3,000
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
'71 Caprice, from Four Chevies
'71 Caprice, from Four Chevies
$3,000
Berggruen Gallery · 1stDibs
'64 Impala, from Four Chevies
'64 Impala, from Four Chevies
$3,000
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Market89 auction results

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$15.5K – $459K
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$229K
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$229K
3 priced paintings lots
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Nov 2025 · $381K
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Paintings: $229K medianWorks on paper: $21.6K medianEditioned prints: $1.1K medianEditioned objects: $13.0K median
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Christie'sSotheby'sBonhamsHeritage AuctionsStockholms Auktionsverk
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 118: Robert Bechtle, Alison de Lima Greene The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Nov 26, 2014
Episode No. 118 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Robert Bechtle and curator Alison de Lima Greene. Bechtle’s work is featured in “Still Life: 1970s Photorealism” at the Yale University Art Gallery. The exh…
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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 2

Photorealism: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting
Hatje Cantz · 2013
Fotorealismus: 50 Jahre hyperrealistische Malerei
Hatje Cantz · 2012
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Current Exhibitions0

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, has announced a historic expansion, increasing its size by 50 percent to 114,000 squa…
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Past Exhibitions4

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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings

Robert Bechtle

50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

Aug 10, 2024 — Jan 5, 2025

Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings Aug 10, 2024 – Jan 5, 2025 de Young

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California Palace of the Legion of Honor

Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings

Robert Bechtle

100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA

Oct 14, 2023 — Jan 1, 2024

Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings Oct 14, 2023 – Jan 1, 2024 de Young Exhibition

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#119 Anthony Meier

Robert Bechtle: Self-Portraits, 1964 – 2005

Robert Bechtle

21 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Jul 10, 2018 — Aug 7, 2018

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#12 Gladstone

Robert Bechtle

Robert Bechtle

515 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jan 17, 2014 — Feb 22, 2014

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Art Fair Appearances2

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EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2016
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2015
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Recent Activity13

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Alex Israel on finding inspiration in Erewhon, AI as a tool and new show 'Where Is My Mind'
May 18, 2026
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FOG Design + Art Delivers Strong Sales and Institutional Momentum in San Francisco
Jan 23, 2026
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fog design art fair san francisco sales 2026 jack whitten
Jan 23, 2026
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Closures Can’t Dim the Spark: 9 Unmissable Bay Area Art Shows This October
Oct 2, 2025
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Historic Expansion Opening
Sep 8, 2025
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Exhibition
Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings
Aug 10, 2024
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Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings
Oct 14, 2023
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Robert Bechtle dies
Jan 1, 2020
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Robert Bechtle: Self-Portraits, 1964 – 2005
Jul 10, 2018
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2016
Sep 22, 2016
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2015
Sep 17, 2015
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Robert Bechtle
Jan 17, 2014
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Robert Bechtle born
Jan 1, 1932
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