Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

American, 1876-1954

Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel studied art with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art Institute and with William Merritt Chase in New York City. For two years, she taught art at the Chicago Art Institute and then in 1903; traveled to Northern California. She continued her studies there with William Keith and began exhibiting watercolors in the San Francisco Art Association exhibitions. By 1904, she was living in Southern California and was married to artist Elmer Wachtel. Their home was in an art community near the Arroyo in Pasadena, a favorite location for landscape painters of that era. There were beautiful oak, sycamore, and eucalyptus trees lining the valley, and a clear view of the Sierra Madre Mountains. These local scenes became the subjects for many of her watercolors. Both of the Wachtels were pursuing careers as full-time fine art painters so they were able to take extended painting trips to remote areas of California. Often they camped out and explored areas near the coast and inland valleys, seeking out California's beautiful landscape and unique natural light. The works of art they produced on these excursions were sold at art galleries in Los Angeles. By the 1920s, she had developed a personal style of watercolor painting and mastered a technique of slowly building transparent washes of color. After the paint dried, she went back into the work with pastels to blend shapes, soften edges and add highlights. This was to be the height of her career and at this time she was one of the premier watercolorists in Southern California. When the California Water Color Society formed in 1921, she was a founding member. Her works were often singled out for special mention in reviews of the period, particularly those published in the Los Angeles Times. When her husband died in 1929, she stopped exhibiting for several years, then began showing oil paintings and watercolors after the mid-1930s. She continued to produce watercolors and teach painting into the early 1950s.

Artist: Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel

Marion Kavanaugh WachtelUntitled (Snow-capped Mountains) – Grand Teton National Park, c. 1930s, c. 1930

$21,000

Untitled (Snow-capped Mountains) – Grand Teton National Park, c. 1930s

By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Signed "Marion Kavanagh Wachtel" lower right Description Marion Kavanagh was a pupil of William Keith in San Francisco who, upon learning of her move to Southern California, urged her to contact Pasadena artist Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and the two were married in 1904. During their marriage, out of respect for her husband, Marion Wachtel painted in watercolor, giving Elmer Wachtel the honor of painting in the more “serious” medium of oil. After the untimely passing of her husband and a period of grieving, Marion took up oil painting in 1930, working both en plein air and in the studio. This masterful plein air painting is a poetic interpretation of the snow-capped mountains in Grand Teton National Park...

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1930s Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Marion Kavanaugh WachtelTurn of the 20th Century Portrait of Two Brothers, 1900

$1,596Sale Price|20% Off

Turn of the 20th Century Portrait of Two Brothers

By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel

Located in Soquel, CA

Rare turn of the century portrait of J.O. and T.O. Mason, from a daguerreotype photograph, c.1860, by Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel (American, 1876-1954). Portrait c.1900. Signed "Marion...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Paper, Watercolor

David Shingler"Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" Oil Painting

$3,500

H 24 in W 38 in

"Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" Oil Painting

By David Shingler

Located in Denver, CO

David Shingler's (NC based) "Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" is an oil painting that depicts a green grassy plain dotted with Pine trees leading to the snow capped mountains in th...

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2010s American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Gilbert NeumannOld House, Built in 1848

$1,200

H 9 in W 12 in

Old House, Built in 1848

By Gilbert Neumann

Located in Austin, TX

"Old House, Built in 1848" by painter Gilbert F. Neumann Medium: Oil paint on panel Size: 9 x 12 inches Frame Size: 14 x 18.5 inches A nostalgic painting of ...

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20th Century American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Devin Michael Roberts"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting, 2025

$600

H 6 in W 8 in D 0.25 in

"Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting

By Devin Michael Roberts

Located in Denver, CO

Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "Twilight Over a Mountain Lake" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio...

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2010s Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

William HortonPaysage au Crépuscule - Original Impressionistic French Landscape Oil Painting., Unknown

$7,000

H 21.75 in W 24.75 in

Paysage au Crépuscule - Original Impressionistic French Landscape Oil Painting.

By William Horton

Located in Marco Island, FL

A lovely little Impressionist landscape of Paysage au Crépuscule (Landscape at Twilight) painted by William Samuel Horton (1856-1936). William Horton, primarily a landscape painte...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Emil BarbariniVienna Flower Market oil painting by Emil Barbarini, Circa 1925

$7,000

H 10.5 in W 16 in

Vienna Flower Market oil painting by Emil Barbarini

Located in Hudson, NY

Painting measures 10 ½" x 16" and framed 20 ½" x 26" x 4"

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1920s Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Judd Mercer"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel, 2025

$1,050

H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in

"Iteration" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Panel

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

Judd Mercer (b. 1982) creates landscape paintings that capture fleeting, dramatic moments of light to evoke a sense of awe and wonder. "Light is everything—my main ingredient, setti...

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2010s Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Devin Michael Roberts"The End of the Beginning" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting, 2025

$600

H 6 in W 8 in D 0.25 in

"The End of the Beginning" (2025) Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting

By Devin Michael Roberts

Located in Denver, CO

Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "The End of the Beginning" is a beautiful original oil painting on panel, depicting a deep and saturated red sunset, close to dusk. Artist bio/stat...

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2010s Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Sparky LeBold"California Beach" By Sparky LeBold, Pacific Ocean Oil Painting, 2024

$400

H 9 in W 12 in

"California Beach" By Sparky LeBold, Pacific Ocean Oil Painting

By Sparky LeBold

Located in Denver, CO

"California Beach" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a beautiful handmade oil painting that depicts a view of the Pacific Ocean on a stormy evening. ARTIST STATEMENT Spa...

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2010s American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Edward Antoon PortieljeDutch riverlandscape with windmill, impressionist, oil on panel, double signed

$1,741

H 6.7 in W 10.24 in

Dutch riverlandscape with windmill, impressionist, oil on panel, double signed

By Edward Antoon Portielje

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Edward Antoon Portielje (1861 - 1949), C.H. Hermans, possibly his second wife Rosa Hermans Dutch riverlandscape with windmill Signed upperleft corner 'Edward Portielje' and lowerright corner C.H. Hermans 1880 Oil on panel Dimensions excl. frame: 17 x 26 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: 34 x 43 cm. Edward Antoon Portielje (8 February 1861, Antwerp – 18 December 1949, Antwerp) was a Belgian genre painter. He was born to the painter Jan Portielje and his wife Eulalie (née Lemaire, 1828–1903). His older brother, Gerard, was also a genre painter. His first art lessons came from his father. Then he attended the Royal Atheneum and, from 1873, took after-school classes at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts with Edward Dujardin. From 1877 to 1881, he was a full-time student at the Academy under the tutelage of Polydore Beaufaux, Charles Verlat and Nicaise de Keyser...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

George LambertStill is the Night

$5,900

H 20 in W 24 in

Still is the Night

By George Lambert

Located in Greenville, DE

George Lambert (1863-1946) * Alternate title for painting is "Stonington Lighthouse". Signed lower right. Beautiful example of Lambert's best work. Painted very much in the style and...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Oil, Panel

Clyde Steadman"Untitled 6, " Watercolor Painting, 2022

$300

H 11.5 in W 8.5 in

"Untitled 6, " Watercolor Painting

By Clyde Steadman

Located in Denver, CO

Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 6" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face with a blue background.

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2010s American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Lu HaskewSelf Portrait with Brushes, 9x11", pencil drawing, framed, 2006

$200

H 15 in W 18.5 in D 0.5 in

Self Portrait with Brushes, 9x11", pencil drawing, framed

By Lu Haskew

Located in Loveland, CO

Self Portrait with Brushes by Lu Haskew Pencil 9x11" image size 15x18.5" framed as pictured, behind glass with archival matte Graphite drawing of the artist with her tools Shipping ...

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Early 2000s American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Graphite

Previously Available Items

Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism

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H 22.5 in W 26.5 in

"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism

By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel

Located in New York, NY

Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel (1876 - 1954) Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains Oil on canvas, mounted on board 16 x 20 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Califo...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism

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H 22.5 in W 26.5 in

"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism

By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel

Located in New York, NY

Marion Ida Kavanagh Wachtel (1876 - 1954) Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains Oil on canvas, mounted on board 16 x 20 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Califo...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

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