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American · 1907–1989 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 73 of 137 lots (53% 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.

Millard Sheets: 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	7	6	$9.3kSign up	Oil
1930s	12	11	$9.2kSign up	Watercolor
1940s	7	7	$1.9kSign up	Watercolor
1950s	4	3	$5.1kSign up	Watercolor
1960s	12	9	$6.9kSign up	Watercolor
1970s	18	16	$8.2kSign up	Watercolor
1980s	10	7	$11.9kSign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 7 works

Sold: 6 of 7
Median: $9.3kSign up
Average: $9.2kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 19 in (36 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Rivers & marshes (1), Boats (1)

c. 1924 Farmers' marketUnsold
c. 1926 The San Gabriels$6.3kSign up
1927 Bridge over the Arroyo Seco$3.8kSign up
1927 Chocolate mountains$7.3kSign up
c. 1928 Farm Near Lompoc$14.1kSign up
1929 Figures along the river by a bridge$11.3kSign up
1929 Sailboats on an estuary$12.5kSign up

1930s 12 works

Sold: 11 of 12
Median: $9.2kSign up
Average: $13.9kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (11), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Sea & coast (1), Sunsets & night (1)

c. 1930 Tony's Ranch$27.5kSign up
1931 Polo at the Uplifters$3.1kSign up · sold 3×
1932 'Gaviota Range'$7.3kSign up
1933 Kona, gateway to the sea$19.5kSign up
1934 Green and yellow hills$5.6kSign up
1935 "1852 Riding Habit,"Result not published
1935 Top of Pali, Hawaii$7.5kSign up
1935 Hidden bay$35kSign up
1935 Hawaiian chitchat$5kSign up
c. 1935 Below Half Moon Bay$18.8kSign up
1938 'Puddingstone Hills'$9.2kSign up
1939 Casa del Mar$14.3kSign up

1940s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 25.5 × 26.5 in (65 × 67 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4), Drawing (2), Screenprint (1)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1), Birds (1), Landscapes (1)

1943 Indian Bull$1.5kSign up
1944 Oxen and Villagers, India$1.9kSign up
1944 Hindu Nude$1.4kSign up
c. 1947 Early Morning, Patzcuaro$2.3kSign up
c. 1947 Three Gay Birds & Birds of a Feather (2)$1.1kSign up
1947 Threshing Wheat$5.4kSign up
1949 Monument Valley$2.8kSign up

1950s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $5.1kSign up
Average: $4.7kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 29.5 in (55 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4)
Subjects: Beach scenes (1), Sea & coast (1)

c. 1950 Hidden Cove - Island of Hawaiʻi$5.1kSign up · sold 2×
1950 Beach Near Kailua-Kona Hawaii (View of Mokuaikawa)Unsold
1959 Christmas, Taxco$3.1kSign up
1959 Oregon coast$6kSign up

1960s 12 works

Sold: 9 of 12
Median: $6.9kSign up
Average: $7kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (9), Gouache (1), Other (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

1960 The Bay, Puerto Vallarta$9.6kSign up
1961 Filipino Fishermen, Hawaiʻi$5.4kSign up
1961 Hawaii (Fishermen pulling up an Outrigger canoe)Unsold
1962 RussiaUnsold
c. 1962 Coffee table$1.5kSign up
1964 Gypsy Tinkers, IrelandUnsold
1964 Glacier Peak, Washington$3.4kSign up
1966 Isthmus, Anchorage$8.2kSign up
1967 Vegetable Farms Near Kyoto, Japan$5.9kSign up
1967 West Coast of Japan near Izumi$13.1kSign up
1969 Near Bodega Bay$8.8kSign up
1969 Farmhouse near Montpellier, France$6.9kSign up

1970s 18 works

Sold: 16 of 18
Median: $8.2kSign up
Average: $11.6kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (15), Acrylic (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (3), Sunsets & night (2), Markets & villages (1)

1971 Ancient cottonwood, Albequerque, New Mexico$11.9kSign up
1973 Kona village$6.9kSign up
1973 Old Maori Church, New Zealand$17.6kSign up
1974 Horses$8.2kSign up
1974 Spring leaves in a French forest$6kSign up
1975 The WaveUnsold
1975 Gold sky$5kSign up
1975 Sunset runUnsold
1977 Monterey Pines$7.5kSign up
1977 Mouth of the Gualala River$8.8kSign up
1977 'Barking Rock, Gualala'$4.9kSign up
1978 Windmills in Portugal$3.2kSign up

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1980s 10 works

Sold: 7 of 10
Median: $11.9kSign up
Average: $14.7kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (9), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Sunsets & night (3)

1980 Mou'a roa through an old kamani tree, Mo'orea$5.6kSign up
1980 Road around Opuohu Bay, Moorea 1980$9.2kSign up
1983 Storm over Bodega Bay$11.9kSign up
1983 On the Road to Tula, Mexico$9.4kSign up
1984 Quilt Making, Hawai'i$28.2kSign up
1984 - ''Bright Morning - Fish Rock Island''-Result not published
1984 Bright sunset, Golden Gate$23.8kSign up
1984 Sunset, Li-Guilin, ChinaUnsold
1984 Evening Sun-River, Li-Guilin, ChinaUnsold
1986 Happy Herd$15kSign up

Creation date not recorded

63 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 17 works

Sold: 14 of 17
Median: $8.9kSign up
Average: $13.7kSign up
Typical size: 20.5 × 28.5 in (52 × 72 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (15), Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2005 The Bay Shore$10.6kSign up
sold 2005 Old Road to Pátzcuaro, Mexico$10.6kSign up
sold 2005 The Old Hacienda$11.8kSign up
sold 2005 A Barn on the Coast$22.3kSign up
sold 2006 The TropicsUnsold
sold 2006 Morning at Mono Lake$6kSign up

Show 6 more (2000s)

sold 2007 Summer HillsUnsold
sold 2007 Horse CorralUnsold
sold 2007 Concarneau$5.4kSign up
sold 2007 Chavez Ravine$33kSign up
sold 2008 The Endless Forage$7.2kSign up
sold 2008 Hawaiian Palms; Hawaiian Surfers (double-sided)$5.7kSign up

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 21 works

Sold: 19 of 21
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $8.5kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 24.5 in (51 × 62 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (12), Oil (5), Other (3)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2010 Console$8kSign up
sold 2010 San Juan Bautista$4.6kSign up
sold 2011 Table$3.1kSign up
sold 2011 San Gorgonio$8.8kSign up
sold 2011 Green pastures$8.5kSign up
sold 2012 Evening ridge route$3.8kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2012 Pomona ranch horses$8.1kSign up
sold 2012 Views from a freighter nearing Cuba (a pair)$3.8kSign up
sold 2012 Guaymas rocksUnsold
sold 2013 The gypsy camp$12.5kSign up
sold 2013 Various sketches and prints (14)$1.8kSign up
sold 2014 Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico$5.6kSign up

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works

Sold: 17 of 25
Median: $5.1kSign up
Average: $7.5kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (17), Lithograph (4), Oil (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Cattle & animals (2), Sunsets & night (2)

sold 2020 Descending FlightUnsold
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 Aspen$15.3kSign up
sold 2022 Mission San José de Tumacácori$1.5kSign up
sold 2022 Windswept Hill$7kSign up
sold 2022 Wild Horses of The Camargue$28.1kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2023 The ClotheslineUnsold
sold 2023 Morning Promenade$2kSign up
sold 2023 Hills of Jolon, California$5.1kSign up
sold 2023 Summer GoldResult not published
sold 2023 Church Morning, Moorea$6.4kSign up
sold 2024 Looking Down Broadway (Los Angeles)$12.8kSign up

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Millard Sheets auction results →