Milford Zornes: career timeline

American · 1908–2008 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 44 of 62 lots (71% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Milford Zornes: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1920s	1	1	$1.5kSign up	Watercolor
1930s	4	2	$6kSign up	Watercolor
1940s	7	4	$4.8kSign up	Watercolor
1950s	4	3	$1.3kSign up	Watercolor
1960s	5	3	$832Sign up	Watercolor
1970s	6	3	$2.4kSign up	Watercolor
1980s	11	9	$1.8kSign up	Watercolor
1990s	4	3	$1kSign up	Watercolor
2000s	2	2	$653Sign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 22 in (37 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

1929 Morning at Pismo$1.5kSign up

1930s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $6kSign up
Average: $6kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 22.5 in (39 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Harbours & ports (1), Sea & coast (1)

1940s 7 works

Sold: 4 of 7
Median: $4.8kSign up
Average: $9kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 26 in (49 × 66 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Tempera (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)

1941 Mountain Vista, 1941; Nevada Sketch (double-sided)Unsold
1944 'Chungking'Unsold
1946 David Dana's Place$5.4kSign up
1946 Hump Crossing$22.3kSign up
1947 Ploughed fields$4.3kSign up
1948 Alaskan Coastal TownUnsold
1948 Desert Station$3.8kSign up

1950s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $2.8kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 21.5 in (38 × 54 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (2), Harbours & ports (1)

1950 At Morro Bay$1.1kSign up
1953 Telfund Coast - Greenland$1.3kSign up
1954 Ship at DockUnsold
1956 Northern Coast$5.9kSign up

1960s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $832Sign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 28.5 in (56 × 73 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5)
Subjects: Beach scenes (1), Landscapes (1)

1961 California coastal beach scene$325Sign up
1968 Utah PatternsResult not published
1969 Isleta Pueblo$832Sign up
1969 Memory of Halawa Valley, HawaiiUnsold
1969 Ancient Keawe, Molokai$2.4kSign up

1970s 6 works

Sold: 3 of 6
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $3.8kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 29.5 in (53 × 74 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (6)
Subjects: Beach scenes (2)

1970 In GraftonUnsold
1971 La Sierra Nevada$1.8kSign up
1973 Arch Beach, Laguna$7.2kSign up
1973 Carmel Bluffs, UtahUnsold
1976 Natural Archway, Laguna Beach$2.4kSign up
1977 Nestled Cottage by a Blooming YuccaUnsold

1980s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 30 in (55 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (11)
Subjects: Sea & coast (2), Markets & villages (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

1980 The Salton Sea$635Sign up
1980 Cottonwoods at Mt. Carmel$1.8kSign up
1981 Palenque, Mexican VillageResult not published
1981 Bayou Patterns, Arkansas$1.8kSign up
1981 From Las Rompeolas$2.4kSign up
1982 Mismaloya Beach$2.7kSign up
1985 Cathedral de Mexico$1.8kSign up
1987 Stormy Coast with Sheep on a Hill$3kSign up
1988 VeniceUnsold
1989 Autumn at Arlington Vermont$762Sign up
1989 Mt. San Antonio$3kSign up

1990s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $1kSign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 29.5 in (49 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $653Sign up
Average: $653Sign up
Typical size: 21 × 29 in (54 × 74 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2)
Subjects: —

2001 El Rio$640Sign up
2002 Vieux Carré$665Sign up

Creation date not recorded

18 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $2.9kSign up
Average: $2.8kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 28 in (54 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

sold 2005 Barrouks de San Clemente$2.9kSign up
sold 2005 Dixon's Old CabinUnsold
sold 2005 Trees Along the Coast$2.9kSign up
sold 2007 From the Gazebo$2.4kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works

Sold: 4 of 5
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 29.5 in (56 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

sold 2012 Catalina cove$1.5kSign up
sold 2012 At AvalonUnsold
sold 2012 California Landscape$1.4kSign up
sold 2015 Island shores$1kSign up
sold 2015 The Las Cruses$875Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 29 in (55 × 74 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (8), Oil (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (5), Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

sold 2020 - ''Farm Field and Nipomo Hills, CA''-$1.3kSign up
sold 2023 Ensenada$589Sign up
sold 2023 High Sierra River Landscape$1.9kSign up
sold 2023 Oregon Coast$1.7kSign up
sold 2023 The Sea Arch$3.8kSign up
sold 2023 The Shore of Newport$1.4kSign up

Show 3 more (2020s)

sold 2025 Molokai ShoreResult not published
sold 2025 Milford Zornes Claremont, CA 1908-2008 Study for Ferria in SevillaResult not published
sold 2026 Rocks and Shore at San Simeon$3.6kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Milford Zornes auction results →