Bernard Chaet Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bernard Chaet Art Value Price Guide

May. 13, 2026
Bernard Chaet, American (1924 - 2012), Valley (1956), landscape etching, 7 3/4"H x 19 3/4"W (plate), 12"H x 25 1/2"W (sheet)
Est: $80 - $120
Bernard Chaet American, (1924 - 2012) Valley (1956) landscape etching Titled, numbered 2/10 and dated in pencil, lower left, signed, pencil, lower right, some stains, pin holes along edges of sheet. Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bernard Chaet studied at the Boston Museum School with Karl Zerbe from 1942 - 45. He also got a BA degree from Tufts University in Boston and received an Honorary Degree of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. From 1951 until retirement, he was a professor of drawing at Yale University Art School where he won a Distingquished Teaching Award and became a Professor Emeritus. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut and died in October, 2012.
Ripley Auctions
May. 03, 2026
BERNARD CHAET, (American, 1924-2012), Three Tangerines, oil on canvas, 27 x 16 in., frame: 27 5/8 x 16 7/8 in.
Est: $700 - $1,000
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012) Three Tangerines oil on canvas signed Chaet in center
Grogan & Company
Feb. 27, 2026
Bernard Chaet, White Cup; Orange Light (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet White Cup; Orange Light (two works) 1993, 1998 oil on canvas 12 h x 12 w in (30 x 30 cm) 12 h x 9 w in (30 x 23 cm) Signed and titled to stretcher bar of one work 'Chaet Orange Light'. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 27, 2026
Bernard Chaet, Peppers + Yellow Plate; Cows (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet Peppers + Yellow Plate; Cows (two works) 1957; 1989 oil on panel; oil on canvas 10.625 h x 13.875 w in (27 x 35 cm) sight: 9.625 h x 13.875 w in (24 x 35 cm) Signed, titled and dated to stretcher bar of one work 'Peppers + Yellow Plate Chaet'. Signed to lower right of additional work 'Chaet'; signed and dated to verso 'June 1957 Chaet'. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 23, 2026
Bernard Chaet, First Sunflower; Sunflower (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet First Sunflower; Sunflower (two works) 1993, 1997 oil on canvas 17.875 h x 13.875 w in (45 x 35 cm) 19.875 h x 9.875 w in (50 x 25 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso of one work 'Chaet First Sunflower 1997'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jan. 23, 2026
Bernard Chaet, First Flower; Pink Clouds (two works)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet First Flower; Pink Clouds (two works) 1990, 1999-2000 oil on canvas 10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm) 10 h x 14 w in (25 x 36 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso of each work 'Chaet First Flower 1990' and 'Chaet 99-00 Pink Clouds'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 20, 2025
Bernard Chaet, July Arrangement
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Bernard Chaet July Arrangement 1975 oil on canvas 40.25 h x 40.25 w in (102 x 102 cm) Signed to lower left 'Chaet'. Signed, titled and dated to verso 'July 75 July Arrangement Chaet'. Provenance: Collection of John Driscoll | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 23, 2025
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924 - 2012)
Est: $500 - $800
"White Sea." Seascape oil on canvas, signed, titled, and dated on the verso. 20 x 24". Provenance: Estate of Abe Rothstein via Alpha Gallery, Boston; the property of a Rhode Island collector.
Vallot Auctioneers
May. 10, 2025
BERNARD CHAET, (American, 1924-2012), Cross Roads, 1992, oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 24 in.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012) Cross Roads 1992, oil on canvas signed, titled, and dated verso
Grogan & Company
Mar. 15, 2025
Bernard Chaet "Pears" Watercolor (1979)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet (Massachusetts, 1924-2012) Pears, 1979 Watercolor and graphite on paper 22" x 30" (sheet) Signed and dated to the bottom left corner. The glazed frame measures 25" x 33".
Circle Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
BERNARD CHAET, (American, 1924-2012), Orange Coast and Sun, Gloucester, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 1/8 in., frame: 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.
Est: $800 - $1,200
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012) Orange Coast and Sun, Gloucester oil on canvas titled verso
Grogan & Company
Oct. 22, 2024
Bernard Chaet, Pastoral
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Bernard Chaet Pastoral 1959 oil on canvas 41.75 h x 49.875 w in (106 x 127 cm) Signed to lower right 'Chaet'. Provenance: Herbert Palmer Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection Exhibited: Museum Donor Program, 1961, December 1961 - December 1962, Art Galleries of the University of California at Los Angeles This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 24, 2024
Bernard Chaet "Flowers at White Window" Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas titled "Flowers at White Window" depicting a still life of lovely flowers in a vase, 1999. With a label from Alpha Gallery along the verso. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Minnesota Collection.
Revere Auctions
Jun. 05, 2024
Bernard Chaet 1924-2012): Towards Light
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on canvas, inscribed 'Chaet' and titled on the back of the frame, with label from David Findlay, Jr., NY. 11 x 13 3/4 in., 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Jun. 05, 2024
Bernard Chaet (1924-2012): Late Day Rocks
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on canvas, 2009, inscribed 'Chaet' and dated on the back of the frame, with label from David Findlay Jr., NY. 10 x 14 in., 11 x 15 in. (frame).
STAIR
Jun. 02, 2024
Bernard Chaet (1924-2012), oil on board, 1942
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on masonite, signed on the back "Chaet '42". 6 1/4" x 5 1/2" . A peculiar and charming student work from the Modernist painter and longtime Yale University professor Bernard Chaet, likely made as a first year student at the Boston Museum School, where he studied with Karle Zerbe. Smithsonian Bio: Bernard Chaet (1924-2012) was a painter and teacher in Boston, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut. Chaet was born March 7, 1924 in Boston, and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, studying with Karl Zerbe and graduating in 1949 with a B.S. from Tufts University which had an affiliated program with the MFA. On Zerbe's recommendation, he began teaching painting at Yale University in 1951, retiring in 1990. He exhibited often in Boston at the Boris Mirski Gallery and the Alpha Gallery. Chaet is the author of "Artists at Work" (1961), the "Art of Drawing" (1971 and 1977), and "An Artists's Notebook: Techniques and Materials" (1979).
Peterborough Auctions
Jan. 23, 2024
Bernard Chaet "Three Sunflowers" Oil Painting
Est: $800 - $1,600
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "Three Sunflowers" depicting a still life with a vase with flowers set against a primarily white background, 2001-2002. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso.
Revere Auctions
Dec. 16, 2023
Bernard Chaet, American (1924-2012), July Pink, 1990-5, oil on canvas, 22"H x 28"W (sight), 24"H x 30"W (frame)
Est: $700 - $900
Bernard Chaet American, (1924-2012) July Pink, 1990-5 oil on canvas signed verso, titled on stretcher. Label verso: MB Modern, NY, NY. Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bernard Chaet studied at the Boston Museum School with Karl Zerbe from 1942 - 45. He also got a BA degree from Tufts University in Boston and received an Honorary Degree of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. From 1951 until retirement, he was a professor of drawing at Yale University Art School where he won a Distingquished Teaching Award and became a Professor Emeritus. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut and died in October, 2012.
Ripley Auctions
Nov. 18, 2023
Bernard Chaet (Am. 1924-2012), Flowers, Oil on canvas, framed
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Bernard Chaet (Am. 1924-2012) Flowers Oil on canvas, framed Signed l.r. 34" x 46 1/4" sight, 35 1/4" x 47 1/2" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Nov. 15, 2023
Bernard Chaet "Morning Song" Oil on Canvas 2004
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "Morning Song" depicting an abstract landscape, 2004. With a label from Alpha Gallery along the verso. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Minnesota Collection.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 15, 2023
Bernard Chaet "Green Edge" Oil On Canvas 2004
Est: $500 - $1,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "Green Edge" depicting a sunset on a rocky shore, 2004. With a label from Alpha Gallery along the verso. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Minnesota Collection.
Revere Auctions
Oct. 10, 2023
Bernard Chaet, Cherries
Est: $700 - $900
Bernard Chaet Cherries watercolor and graphite on paper 22.625 h x 30 w in (57 x 76 cm) Signed to lower left 'Chaet'. Provenance: Collection of Ron Delong Studio & Gallery 2908, Slatington, PA This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 13, 2023
Bernard Chaet "June, Orange Sun" Painting 2002
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "June, Orange Sun" depicting an orange sun setting on a rocky lake shore, 2002. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso. With a label from Alpha Gallery along the verso. Provenance: Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Minnesota Collection.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 16, 2023
2 Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012) Artworks
Est: $200 - $400
2 Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012) Artworks. 1) "Cuba a Berlin," ink drawing, signed. Framed. Size: 25.75'' x 19'', 65 x 48 cm (sheet); 33.75'' x 26.5'', 86 x 67 cm (frame). 2) "Rome," 1963-1965, etching, signed, titled and A.P. Framed. Size: 22'' x 28'', 56 x 71 cm (sight); 30'' x 36'', 76 x 91 cm (frame). Provenance: Estate of Diana and Larry Fane.
Material Culture
May. 20, 2023
Bernard Chaet (1924-2012) oil on canvas, "Orange C
Est: $200 - $400
Bernard Chaet (1924-2012) oil on canvas, "Orange Coast," 20 by 30 inches, signed verso and gallery labeled. Condition: Very good
Blackwood March Auctioneers
May. 20, 2023
Attributed to Bernard Chaet (1924-2012) oil on can
Est: $200 - $400
Attributed to Bernard Chaet (1924-2012) oil on canvas abstract, 14 by 18 inches, framed. Condition: Very good
Blackwood March Auctioneers
May. 16, 2023
Bernard Chaet "Churning" Painting 2001-02
Est: $500 - $1,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "Churning" depicting a tumultuous and rocky shore, 2001-2002. Signed and titled along the backing along the verso. With a sticker from Alpha Gallery along the verso.
Revere Auctions
Mar. 21, 2023
Bernard Chaet "Broken Sky I" Painting 1998-2000
Est: $600 - $1,200
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012). Oil on canvas painting titled "Broken Sky I" depicting a low sun over a waterscape, ca. 1998-2000. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso. With a label from Alpha Galleries in Boston, Massachusetts.
Revere Auctions
Oct. 28, 2022
BERNARD CHAET "ZINNIAS" FLORAL STILL LIFE O/C
Est: $400 - $600
Bernard Robert Chaet (American 1924-2012), "Zinnias", circa 1968, oil on canvas, depicting a still life of flowers, signed to lower left, The Alpha Gallery label en verso, framed. Note: Accompanied by The Alpha Gallery receipt, April 1968, purchased for $669. Provenance: From the Private Collection Harry R. Greenblatt, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. canvas sight h. 34.5", w. 47.875". Frame h. 35.25", w. 47.5", d. 1.5".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Oct. 02, 2022
Bernard Chaet. Massachusetts. "Panorama". Triptych cityscape with abstract figures. Oil on canvas
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Bernard Chaet. Massachusetts. "Panorama". Triptych cityscape with abstract figures. Oil on canvas framed with folding wings. Titled on reverse. Signed lower right. Center panel: 36 x 30in. Side panels: 36 x 10in. Overall: 38 x 57in.
Tremont Auctions
Sep. 23, 2022
BERNARD CHAET (1924-2012) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
Est: $400 - $800
Bernard Robert Chaet (1924-2012) The original watercolor painting on paper by the New England artist is signed lower left. Robert Chaet is most associated with Massachusetts and Connecticut. Sheet measures 22.75 x 30 with a framed size of 32 x 39 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Sep. 23, 2022
BERNARD CHAET (1924-2012) OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bernard Robert Chaet (1924-2012) White Sea 1996 The expressionist oil on canvas coast and seascape composition is signed, titled and dated verso on the stretchers retaining the label of Alpha Gallery 14 Newbury Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 which repeats the information lettered on the painting by hand verso, presumably by the artist. Canvas measures 20 x 24 with a framed size of 21 x 25.25 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Nov. 04, 2021
BERNARD ROBERT CHAET (Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1924-2012), "Strawberries"., Watercolor on paper, 22" x 30". Framed 30.5" x 37.5".
Est: $300 - $500
BERNARD ROBERT CHAET Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1924-2012 "Strawberries". Signed lower left "Chaet". Titled verso.
Eldred's
Jul. 18, 2021
Watercolor, Bernard Chaet
Est: $500 - $700
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012), "White Sun," 1988, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, gallery label (David Findlay, NY, NY) verso, sheet: 22"h x 30"w, overall (with frame): 34"h x 41"w. Exhibited: David Findlay (New York, NY), "Bernard Chaet - Cape Ann Light " 1 May - 24 May, 2003.
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2021
Watercolor, Bernard Chaet
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012), "White Sun," 1988, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, gallery label (David Findlay, NY, NY) verso, sheet: 22"h x 30"w, overall (with frame): 34"h x 41"w. Exhibited: David Findlay (New York, NY), "Bernard Chaet - Cape Ann Light " 1 May - 24 May, 2003.
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2021
Painting, Bernard Chaet
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012), "Granite," 1999-2002, oil on canvas, gallery label (David Findlay, NY, NY) with title and date verso, canvas: 34"h x 22"w, overall (with frame): 37"h x 25.25"w. Exhibited: David Findlay (New York, NY), "Bernard Chaet - Cape Ann Light " 1 May - 24 May, 2003.
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2021
Painting, Bernard Chaet
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Bernard Chaet (American, 1924-2012), "Slow Drift," 1987, oil on canvas, signed, titled, dated verso, gallery label (David Findlay, NY, NY) affixed verso, canvas: 45"h X 57"w, overall (with frame): 46.25"h x 58.25"w. Exhibited: David Findlay (New York, NY), "Bernard Chaet - Cape Ann Light" - 1 May - 24 May, 2003.
Clars Auctions
Sep. 26, 2020
Bernard Chaet, (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012), Cyclamen, 1978, watercolor and graphite on paper, 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight), 30"H x 37 1/4"W (frame).
Est: $400 - $600
Bernard Chaet (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012) Cyclamen, 1978 watercolor and graphite on paper signed lower right. Provenance; Works from the Lehman Brothers collection. From Ask Art: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bernard Chaet studied at the Boston Museum School with Karl Zerbe from 1942 - 45. He also got a BA degree from Tufts University in Boston and received an Honorary Degree of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. From 1951 until retirement, he was a professor of drawing at Yale University Art School where he won a Distinguished Teaching Award and became a Professor Emeritus. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut and died in October, 2012. 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight), 30"H x 37 1/4"W (frame).
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 14, 2020
Bernard Chaet, (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012), Cyclamen, 1978, watercolor and graphite on paper, 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight), 30"H x 37 1/4"W (frame)
Est: $700 - $900
Bernard Chaet (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012) Cyclamen, 1978 watercolor and graphite on paper signed lower right. Provenance; Works from the Lehman Brothers collection. From Ask Art: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bernard Chaet studied at the Boston Museum School with Karl Zerbe from 1942 - 45. He also got a BA degree from Tufts University in Boston and received an Honorary Degree of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. From 1951 until retirement, he was a professor of drawing at Yale University Art School where he won a Distinguished Teaching Award and became a Professor Emeritus. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut and died in October, 2012. 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight), 30"H x 37 1/4"W (frame)
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 14, 2020
BERNARD CHAET, (American, 1924-2012), Cows on Yellow Ground, oil on canvas, 57 x 60 in., frame: 57 1/2 x 60 1/2 in.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012) Untitled oil on canvas signed Chaet lower right 57 x 60 in., frame: 57 1/2 x 60 1/2 in.
Grogan & Company
May. 16, 2020
Bernard Chaet, (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012), Cyclamen, 1978, watercolor and graphite on paper, 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight),...
Est: $700 - $900
Bernard Chaet (Connecticut / Massachusetts, 1924-2012) Cyclamen, 1978 watercolor and graphite on paper signed lower right. Provenance; Works from the Lehman Brothers collection. From Ask Art: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bernard Chaet studied at the Boston Museum School with Karl Zerbe from 1942 - 45. He also got a BA degree from Tufts University in Boston and received an Honorary Degree of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. From 1951 until retirement, he was a professor of drawing at Yale University Art School where he won a Distinguished Teaching Award and became a Professor Emeritus. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut and died in October, 2012. 21 1/2"H x 29"W (sight), 30"H x 37 1/4"W (frame)
Ripley Auctions
Dec. 07, 2019
Bernard Chaet (CT/MA, 1924-2012), High Sun
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bernard Chaet (CT/MA, 1924-2012), High Sun watercolor and graphite on laid paper, signed at lower left, inscribed and titled on the verso, matted and presented under Conservation Glass within a gilt frame. Sheet 23 x 30 in.; DOA 31 x 37.75 in. Originally from Boston, Bernard Chaet studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts where he became affiliated with the Boston Expressionists. A four decade career as a professor of art at Yale University began in 1951 as he worked alongside Josef Albers to revamp the university's art department. During his tenure at Yale, Chaet's students included Janet Fish, Chuck Close, and Richard Serra. His work is represented in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Nov. 30, 2019
Bernard Robert Chaet, "Cherries" Watercolor
Est: $200 - $300
Bernard Robert Chaet (American B. 1924). "Cherries" Watercolor and pencil. Signed lower left. 1980. Walnut frame. (MTHM489)(EL)
Litchfield Auctions
Nov. 21, 2019
BERNARD CHAET (AMERICAN, 1924-2012) MONOTYPE AND PRINT - PEARS ON BLACK and PEARS ON WHITE 18 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (sight)
Est: $300 - $600
BERNARD CHAET (AMERICAN, 1924-2012) MONOTYPE AND PRINT - PEARS ON BLACK and PEARS ON WHITE 18 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (sight) Matted not framed (2)
Potomack Company
Nov. 21, 2019
BERNARD CHAET (AMERICAN, 1924-2012) IRISES Watercolor: 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (sight)
Est: $400 - $600
BERNARD CHAET (AMERICAN, 1924-2012) IRISES Watercolor: 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (sight) Framed; lower left signed: Chaet
Potomack Company
Jun. 23, 2019
Bernard Chaet, (1924-2012 New Haven, CT), Horse and carriage with figure, 1962, Oil on panel, 15" H x 21.5" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bernard Chaet (1924-2012 New Haven, CT) Horse and carriage with figure, 1962 Oil on panel Signed and dated lower right: B. Chaet, signed and dated again verso 15" H x 21.5" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 08, 2019
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012). PEARS : TWO WORKS, first; signed, titled, dated 1986 in pencil lower margin, second; signed, title
Est: $500 - $700
BERNARD CHAET (American, 1924-2012). PEARS : TWO WORKS, first; signed, titled, dated 1986 in pencil lower margin, second; signed, titled, dated 1985 in pencil lower margin. Etching and color etching - Unframed, 17 3/4 in. x 23 3/4 in. and 18 in. x 24 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Mar. 21, 2019
Bernard Chaet (1924 - 2012)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Watercolor on paper, "Cranberries", 1977, SDLR.
Alderfer Auction