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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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  1. Millard Sheets, Beneath the neon glow, watercolor on paperBeneath the neon glowBonhams · $52,500≈ £31,146≈ €39,232Sign up to see
  2. Millard Sheets, 'Girl with calabash of fruit', acrylic on canvas'Girl with calabash of fruit'Bonhams · $51,850≈ £35,402≈ €39,117Sign up to see
  3. Millard Sheets, Hidden bay, 1935, watercolor on paperHidden bayBonhams · $35,000≈ £22,326≈ €28,203Sign up to see

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  1. Millard Sheets, Old City Hall and boats dry dock, Gloucester, Massachusetts, watercolor on paperboard
    Old City Hall and boats dry dock, Gloucester, Massachusetts
    Watercolor · Board
    21 3/4 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 97
    $8,125≈ £5,692≈ €7,130Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Millard Sheets, Green and yellow hills, 1934, watercolor on paper
    Green and yellow hills, 1934
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 135
    $5,625≈ £3,717≈ €5,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Millard Sheets, Gold sky, 1975, watercolor on paper
    Gold sky, 1975
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 136
    $5,000≈ £3,304≈ €4,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Millard Sheets, Li River, watercolor on paper
    Li River
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 142
    $4,000≈ £2,643≈ €3,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Millard Sheets, Ancient cottonwood, Albequerque, New Mexico, 1971, watercolor on paper
    Ancient cottonwood, Albequerque, New Mexico, 1971
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 1/4 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 40
    $11,875≈ £7,847≈ €11,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Millard Sheets, Indian Bull, 1943, Charcoal on paper
    Indian Bull, 1943
    Drawing · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 95
    $1,500≈ £976≈ €1,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Millard Sheets, Trees at the edge of a river, oil on canvas
    Trees at the edge of a river
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 24in
    Bonhams · · Lot 119
    $7,500≈ £4,803≈ €6,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Millard Sheets, Mou'a roa through an old kamani tree, Mo'orea, 1980, watercolor on paper
    Mou'a roa through an old kamani tree, Mo'orea, 1980
    Watercolor · Paper
    22 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 121
    $5,625≈ £3,603≈ €5,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Millard Sheets, Winter in Iowa, watercolor on paper
    Winter in Iowa
    Watercolor · Paper · ed. 6/19
    22 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5016
    $3,125≈ £2,137≈ €2,962Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Millard Sheets, Polo at the Uplifters, 1931, watercolor on paper
    Polo at the Uplifters, 1931
    Watercolor · Paper
    16 1/4 x 19 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 102
    $11,875≈ £7,575≈ €9,569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
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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

  • Millard Sheets, Tenement FlatsTenement Flats, 1933
    Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
  • Millard Sheets, Word of LifeWord of Life, 1964
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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