Millard Sheets
American · 1907–1989 · Painter, Draughtsman
Millard Owen Sheets was an American artist, teacher, and architectural designer. He was one of the earliest of the California Scene Painting artists and helped define the art… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Beneath the neon glowBonhams · $52,500≈ £31,146≈ €39,232Sign up to see
'Girl with calabash of fruit'Bonhams · $51,850≈ £35,402≈ €39,117Sign up to see
Hidden bayBonhams · $35,000≈ £22,326≈ €28,203Sign up to see
Millard Sheets’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 131 auction results for Millard Sheets between 2005 and 2026, of which 110 sold (84%). A further 6 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.1kSign up free to see to $52.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $52.5kSign up free to see for Beneath the neon glow at Bonhams in August 2014. The most common medium is watercolors (99 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (116), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10) and Abell Auction Company (3).
131 results · page 1 of 4
- Christmas, Taxco, 1959$3,072≈ £2,274≈ €2,679Sign up free to see
- Early Morning, Patzcuaro, 1947-48$2,261≈ £1,710≈ €1,984Sign up free to see
- Farm Near Lompoc, circa 1928$14,080≈ £10,391≈ €11,952Sign up free to see
- Polo at the Uplifters, 1931$3,072≈ £2,254≈ €2,587Sign up free to see
- $3,840≈ £2,817≈ €3,234Sign up free to see
- $1,375≈ £1,031≈ €1,179Sign up free to see
- $1,920≈ £1,439≈ €1,646Sign up free to see
- $2,560≈ £1,947≈ €2,212Sign up free to see
- $17,920≈ £13,630≈ €15,482Sign up free to see
- $10,880≈ £8,099≈ €9,341Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (6)
Lots by Millard Sheets that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Millard Sheets paintings (21)Millard Sheets oil paintings (17)Millard Sheets acrylic paintings (4)Millard Sheets works on paper (105)Millard Sheets watercolors (99)
Millard Sheets: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Millard Sheets at auction?
$52,500Sign up free to see, for Beneath the neon glow at Bonhams (August 2014) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Millard Sheets?
The median sale price is $7.1kSign up free to see across 110 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Millard Sheets have sold at auction?
110 of 131 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 6 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Millard Sheets?
Bonhams, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Abell Auction Company account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Abell Auction Company
About Millard Sheets
Millard Owen Sheets was an American artist, teacher, and architectural designer. He was one of the earliest of the California Scene Painting artists and helped define the art movement. Many of his large-scale building-mounted mosaics from the mid-20th century are still extant in Southern California. His paintings are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Chicago Art Institute, the National Gallery in Washington D.C.; and the Los Angeles County Museum.
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In museum collections
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domainWord of Life, 1964
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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