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).
Price trend
6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 21 | 18 | 86% | $15.9kSign up | $10kSign up | $51.9kSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 15 | 88% | $13kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $33kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 3 | 75% | $30.4kSign up | $31.3kSign up | $51.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 105 | 87 | 83% | $9kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $52.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 99 | 83 | 84% | $9.2kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $52.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 8 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | $8kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | $11.8kSign up |