Milford Zornes Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1908–2008

Milford Zornes watercolors have appeared at auction 53 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 39 sold, a sell-through rate of 74%. Across 39 sales with a published price, the typical result was $938Sign up free to see to $2.5kSign up free to see (median $1.7kSign up free to see). Saw Mill by the Sea holds the top price on file: $11.4kSign up free to see at Bonhams (August 2007). Most results come from Bonhams (41), Toomey & Co. (9) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1).

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1. 
   Roof Thatchers, 1990

   Watercolor · Paper

   21½ h x 29¼ w in (55 x 74 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 111
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
2. 
   Yosemite, 1937

   Watercolor · Paper

   15⅛ h x 22 w in (38 x 56 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 112
   $640≈ £484≈ €562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
3. 
   Vieux Carré, 2002

   Watercolor · Paper

   21¼ h x 29¼ w in (54 x 74 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 110
   $665≈ £503≈ €584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
4. 
   El Rio, 2001

   Watercolor · Paper

   21 h x 29 w in (53 x 74 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 109
   $640≈ £484≈ €562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
5. 
   At Avalon, 1998

   Watercolor · Paper

   17 h x 30¾ w in (43 x 78 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 108
   $665≈ £503≈ €584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
6. 
   Palenque, Mexican Village, 1981

   Watercolor · Paper

   21.5 x 29.5 in

   Concept Art Gallery · Jun 6, 2026 · Lot 125
   Result not publishedEst. $800–1,200View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
7. 
   California coastal beach scene

   Watercolor · Paper

   10" x 20" & Framed 15.5" x 25.5"

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 80
   $325≈ £241≈ €278HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–1,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   Autumn at Arlington Vermont, 1989

   Watercolor · Paper

   19¼ h x 25¼ w in (49 x 64 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 278
   $762≈ £566≈ €645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
9. 
   The Salton Sea, 1980

   Watercolor · Board

   18 h x 32 w in (46 x 81 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 280
   $635≈ £471≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
10. 
    Cambria, 1995

    Watercolor · Paper

    13½ h x 28½ w in (34 x 72 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 279
    $1,651≈ £1,226≈ €1,399Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
11. 
    Rocks and Shore at San Simeon

    Watercolor · Paper

    20¾ h x 29 w in (53 x 74 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 277
    $3,556≈ £2,640≈ €3,012Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
12. 
    Molokai Shore

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 29 1/2 in.

    Abell Auction Company · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 235
    Result not publishedEst. $500–700View at Abell Auction Company ↗
13. 
    Utah Patterns, 1968

    Watercolor · Paper

    29 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.

    Abell Auction Company · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 164
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at Abell Auction Company ↗
14. 
    Milford Zornes Claremont, CA 1908-2008 Study for Ferria in Sevilla

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30 in

    Abell Auction Company · Apr 24, 2025 · Lot 363
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at Abell Auction Company ↗
15. 
    Ensenada

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 14 x 20 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 158
    $589≈ £465≈ €539Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    High Sierra River Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 29 1/2 x 35 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 152
    $1,920≈ £1,517≈ €1,756Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    Oregon Coast

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 21 x 29 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 141
    $1,664≈ £1,315≈ €1,522Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Isleta Pueblo, 1969

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 21 x 28 3/4 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 133
    $832≈ £657≈ €761Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    The Sea Arch

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 22 x 29 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 132
    $3,840≈ £3,034≈ €3,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    The Shore of Newport

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 127
    $1,408≈ £1,113≈ €1,288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Monument Valley, 1993

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2021 · Lot 59
    $1,020≈ £732≈ €860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Nestled Cottage by a Blooming Yucca, 1977

    Watercolor

    23-1/2 x 18 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 20, 2019 · Lot 1257
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800View at Brunk Auctions ↗
23. 
    Island shores

    Watercolor · Paper

    17 1/4 x 23 3/4in

    Bonhams · Feb 23, 2015 · Lot 7062
    $1,000≈ £651≈ €885Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    The Las Cruses

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015 · Lot 3076
    $875≈ £583≈ €778Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Morning at Pismo, 1929

    Watercolor · Board

    sight: 14 1/2 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Oct 14, 2012 · Lot 6044
    $1,500≈ £934≈ €1,157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Catalina cove

    Watercolor · Paper

    16 1/4 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Oct 14, 2012 · Lot 6043
    $1,500≈ £934≈ €1,157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    At Morro Bay, 1950

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 3/4 x 14 3/4in

    Bonhams · Oct 14, 2012 · Lot 6042
    $1,125≈ £700≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    At Avalon

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 176
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    La Sierra Nevada, 1971

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 29in

    Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012 · Lot 7045
    $1,750≈ £1,118≈ €1,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    California Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 31in

    Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012 · Lot 7040
    $1,375≈ £878≈ €1,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Telfund Coast - Greenland, 1953

    Watercolor

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2010 · Lot 356
    $1,348≈ £939≈ €1,091Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
32. 
    Country road, 1935

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 1/2 x 22 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2009 · Lot 197
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Ploughed fields, 1947

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 26in

    Bonhams · Aug 3, 2009 · Lot 176
    $4,270≈ £2,535≈ €2,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    'Chungking', 1944

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight: 21 x 29in

    Bonhams · Apr 7, 2009 · Lot 176
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Memory of Halawa Valley, Hawaii, 1969

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008 · Lot 2277
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Ship at Dock, 1954

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 21 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    San Diego Harbor, 1939

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008 · Lot 115
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Mt. San Antonio, 1989

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007 · Lot 236
    $3,000≈ £1,480≈ €2,175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Mountain Vista, 1941; Nevada Sketch (double-sided)

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 1/4 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007 · Lot 229
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Saw Mill by the Sea, 1939

    Watercolor · Paper

    15 1/2 x 22 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007 · Lot 228
    $11,400≈ £5,624≈ €8,264Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Mismaloya Beach, 1982

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 21 1/2 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · May 1, 2007 · Lot 725
    $2,700≈ £1,355≈ €1,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    From the Gazebo

    Watercolor · Paper

    24 x 38in

    Bonhams · May 1, 2007 · Lot 724
    $2,400≈ £1,204≈ €1,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Stormy Coast with Sheep on a Hill, 1987

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · May 1, 2007 · Lot 723
    $3,000≈ £1,505≈ €2,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    Cathedral de Mexico, 1985

    Watercolor · Paper

    21 3/4 x 29 3/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006 · Lot 281
    $1,793≈ £920≈ €1,360Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Bayou Patterns, Arkansas, 1981

    Watercolor · Paper

    21 3/4 x 29 3/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006 · Lot 280
    $1,793≈ £920≈ €1,360Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Cottonwoods at Mt. Carmel, 1980

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006 · Lot 277
    $1,793≈ £920≈ €1,360Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Arch Beach, Laguna, 1973

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 3/4 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006 · Lot 276
    $7,170≈ £3,679≈ €5,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Ancient Keawe, Molokai, 1969

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006 · Lot 1312
    $2,390≈ £1,254≈ €1,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    Venice, 1988

    Watercolor · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006 · Lot 1311
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    From Las Rompeolas, 1981

    Watercolor · Paper

    21 3/4 x 29 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006 · Lot 1309
    $2,390≈ £1,254≈ €1,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗

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