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19th Century American Western Landscape Oil Painting
19th Century American Western Landscape Oil Painting

19th Century American Western Landscape Oil Painting

By Albert Bierstadt

Located in Northport, MI

Transport yourself to the unspoiled American wilderness with this striking 19th-century oil painting, evocative of the Hudson River School and reminiscent of the dramatic vistas capt...

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Antique Mid-19th Century American Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Western Mountainous Landscape, Slovenian-American Artist
Western Mountainous Landscape, Slovenian-American Artist

Western Mountainous Landscape, Slovenian-American Artist

By Harvey Gregory Prusheck

Located in Beachwood, OH

Harvey Gregory Prusheck (Slovenian/American, 1887-1940) Western Landscape Oil on board Monogram lower left 9.5 x 8 inches 11.75 x 10.5 inches, framed Harvey Gregory Prusheck was a S...

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Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Navajo Flat" Vintage American Western Panoramic Prairie Horses Landscape
"Navajo Flat" Vintage American Western Panoramic Prairie Horses Landscape

"Navajo Flat" Vintage American Western Panoramic Prairie Horses Landscape

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American oil painting. Signed "Fred Baker." Framed. Measuring: 25 by 31 inches overall and 22 by 28 inches image alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Realist Western Prairie Farm Landscape Painting with Barn and Silos
American Realist Western Prairie Farm Landscape Painting with Barn and Silos

American Realist Western Prairie Farm Landscape Painting with Barn and Silos

Located in Austin, TX

Signature "Hogan" 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 31.5" x 43.25" This landscape painting depicts a nostalgic Great Depression era farm scene of a barn and silos on a prairie.

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20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting
American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting

American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 18 inches overall, and 19 by 16 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1890s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cowboy TV - large format photograph of iconic western in American landscape
Cowboy TV - large format photograph of iconic western in American landscape

Cowboy TV - large format photograph of iconic western in American landscape

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale original photograph of vintage TV set with iconic western movie in American wild west landscape Cowboy TV by Frank Schott 30 x 40 inches (76 x 102cm) signed edition of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink

Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams
Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams

Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

This painting is an exceptional example of early 20th-century American Western landscape art—ideal for collectors of Tonalism, Colorado art, and museum-quality Western painting.

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oregon Trail, Vintage 1970s Western Figural Landscape
Oregon Trail, Vintage 1970s Western Figural Landscape

Oregon Trail, Vintage 1970s Western Figural Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Evocative oil painting of pioneers traveling by wagon train across the vast western plains by California artist Harry Roerade (American 1908-1987), circa 1970.

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mount Helix, California, Mountain, Town, Western Landscape
Mount Helix, California, Mountain, Town, Western Landscape

Mount Helix, California, Mountain, Town, Western Landscape

By Guy Gaylor Clark

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1882, artist Guy Gaylor Clark was trained as a painter under Francis Luis Mora, George Bellows, William Merritt Chase, Frank Vincent DuMond and Robert H...

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter
Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter

Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter

By Richard Edward Miller

Located in Doylestown, PA

This Western Landscape by New England Impressionist painter Richard Edward Miller is a 12.5 x 23.5 inches, oil on board painting from 1931.

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Charles Partridge Adams Platte River Spring Blossoms 1890s Watercolor Painting
Charles Partridge Adams Platte River Spring Blossoms 1890s Watercolor Painting

Charles Partridge Adams Platte River Spring Blossoms 1890s Watercolor Painting

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

This original 1890s watercolor by celebrated American Western landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams captures the serene beauty of the Platte River in Colorado during springtime.

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1890s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Beartooth Pass" (2019), Western Gorge Landscape, Watercolor Painting
"Beartooth Pass" (2019), Western Gorge Landscape, Watercolor Painting

"Beartooth Pass" (2019), Western Gorge Landscape, Watercolor Painting

By Don Stinson

Located in Denver, CO

"Beartooth Pass" is a beautiful original oil painting on paper, capturing a peak view of the cliffs, gorges and canyons of Beartooth Pass, Montana. Don Stinson is known for panoram...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

William Sanderson “Abandoned (Colorado)” Western Landscape Oil Painting
William Sanderson “Abandoned (Colorado)” Western Landscape Oil Painting

William Sanderson “Abandoned (Colorado)” Western Landscape Oil Painting

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His paintings are held in major collections including the Denver Art Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A museum-collected artist’s evocative vision of the American Wes...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Naturalistic Western Landscape with Wagon and Cow Skull
Naturalistic Western Landscape with Wagon and Cow Skull

Naturalistic Western Landscape with Wagon and Cow Skull

By Lem Palmer

Located in Houston, TX

Warm tonal landscape western painting with a cow skull in the immediate foreground and a wagon in the midground. The painting is signed by the artist Lem Palmer known for making styl...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Winter Afield" Original Rural Western Forest Landscape, Oil Painting
"Winter Afield" Original Rural Western Forest Landscape, Oil Painting

"Winter Afield" Original Rural Western Forest Landscape, Oil Painting

By Dan Young

Located in Denver, CO

"Winter Afield" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 17 inches by 17 inches, and is ready to hang. Dan Young was born i...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Momentary Reflections" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting
"Momentary Reflections" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting

"Momentary Reflections" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting

By Dan Young

Located in Denver, CO

"Momentary Reflections" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 13 inches by 15 inches, and is ready to hang. Dan Young wa...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Winter Morning" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting
"Winter Morning" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting

"Winter Morning" Original Rural Western Winter Landscape, Oil Painting

By Dan Young

Located in Denver, CO

"Winter Morning" by Dan Young is an original oil painting depicting a rural snow scene. This painting is framed at 14.62 inches by 16.62 inches. Dan Young was born in Denver and gr...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Robert Alexander Graham Golden Colorado Landscape Oil Painting Vintage Western
Robert Alexander Graham Golden Colorado Landscape Oil Painting Vintage Western

Robert Alexander Graham Golden Colorado Landscape Oil Painting Vintage Western

By Robert Alexander Graham

Located in Denver, CO

This original early 20th-century oil painting by American artist Robert Alexander Graham captures the natural beauty of Golden, Colorado in a richly atmospheric Western landscape.

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Hay Slide" (2022) Western Plains Winter Landscape, Realist Oil Painting
"Hay Slide" (2022) Western Plains Winter Landscape, Realist Oil Painting

"Hay Slide" (2022) Western Plains Winter Landscape, Realist Oil Painting

By Linda Lillegraven

Located in Denver, CO

Linda Lillegraven was born at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1948. She received her BA in art from San Diego State University in 1970, and a BS in zoology, also from San Diego State, in 1...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Western Front
Western Front

Western Front

By Francis DiFronzo

Located in Greenville, DE

Large train/landscape painting by Francis DiFronzo. "Western Front," oil over watercolor and gouache on panel. Framed dimensions 41.5 x 77.5 inches. DiFronzo's highly realistic scene...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Watercolor, Gouache, Panel

Antique American School Desert Beach Dune Western American Original Oil Painting
Antique American School Desert Beach Dune Western American Original Oil Painting

Antique American School Desert Beach Dune Western American Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist desert beach dune oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Unsigned. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 24"L x 16"H.

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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Paonia Drive-In" (2024), Western Landscape Watercolor Painting on Arches Paper
"Paonia Drive-In" (2024), Western Landscape Watercolor Painting on Arches Paper

"Paonia Drive-In" (2024), Western Landscape Watercolor Painting on Arches Paper

By Don Stinson

Located in Denver, CO

"Paonia Drive-In" is a striking original oil painting on linen, created in 2019 by Don Stinson, the composition centers around a vast stretch of Colorado plains, a structure for a dr...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"The Yellowstone Near Tower Fall" Western Rocky Mountain Landscape, Oil Painting
"The Yellowstone Near Tower Fall" Western Rocky Mountain Landscape, Oil Painting

"The Yellowstone Near Tower Fall" Western Rocky Mountain Landscape, Oil Painting

By Linda Lillegraven

Located in Denver, CO

Linda Lillegraven was born at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1948. She received her BA in art from San Diego State University in 1970, and a BS in zoology, also from San Diego State, in 1...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed
Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed

Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed

By Charles Damrow

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Teepee/Indian Village" is an original oil painting on wood panel by Charles Damrow. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower left. This painting depicts a Native American ...

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vintage Colorado Ghost Town Oil Painting by Harold Skene, Western Landscape
Vintage Colorado Ghost Town Oil Painting by Harold Skene, Western Landscape

Vintage Colorado Ghost Town Oil Painting by Harold Skene, Western Landscape

By Harold Vincent Skene

Located in Denver, CO

“Ghost Town” by Harold Skene (1883–1978) is a compelling vintage oil painting that evokes the quiet drama of Colorado’s mining past. This atmospheric Western landscape depicts a lone...

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Randall Davey 1927 Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Estes Park Western Art
Randall Davey 1927 Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Estes Park Western Art

Randall Davey 1927 Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Estes Park Western Art

By Randall Davey

Located in Denver, CO

The painting’s scale allows for versatility, while its subject matter delivers immediate narrative and regional significance - an ideal combination for collectors seeking authentic, ...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Winter Landscape with Cabin" Nature Western Snow Holiday Hills Mountains Pond
"Winter Landscape with Cabin" Nature Western Snow Holiday Hills Mountains Pond

"Winter Landscape with Cabin" Nature Western Snow Holiday Hills Mountains Pond

Located in Austin, TX

“Winter Landscape with Cabin” is a snow scene landscape painting by William Thrasher executed in oil on canvas; measuring 18 x 24 inches. The piece has a silver-painted frame adorned...

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20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

Located in Soquel, CA

River in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009).

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"No Gas, No Lodging, Hwy 76, Roggen, CO" (2024), Western Landscape Oil Painting
"No Gas, No Lodging, Hwy 76, Roggen, CO" (2024), Western Landscape Oil Painting

"No Gas, No Lodging, Hwy 76, Roggen, CO" (2024), Western Landscape Oil Painting

By Don Stinson

Located in Denver, CO

"No Gas, No Lodging, Hwy 76, Roggen, CO" is a striking original oil painting on linen, depicting a vast stretch of snowy Colorado plains, with an abandoned motel sign standing stark ...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Bison in the Aspen Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Bison in the Aspen Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

Bison in the Aspen Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

Located in Soquel, CA

Bison in the Birch Forest - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009).

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Gold Rush Town Western Landscape
Gold Rush Town Western Landscape

Gold Rush Town Western Landscape

By Diane Baldwin

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming, vibrant watercolor painting of a small California gold rush town by Diane Baldwin (American, 20th Century), 1970. Signed "Baldwin" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 22"H x...

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

A River Runs Through It - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
A River Runs Through It - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

A River Runs Through It - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board

Located in Soquel, CA

A River Runs Through It - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Expansive canyon landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009).

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Morning Flight, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Morning Flight, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Morning Flight, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17.5 x 21 in., Size: 21 in. x...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Green River, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers
Green River, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Green River, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Green River, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17 x 22.5 inches, Size: 21.5 in....

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Horseshoe Cafe, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Horseshoe Cafe, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Horseshoe Cafe, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Size: 21 in. x 28 in. (53.34 cm x 71.12 cm...

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1980s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cooling Off, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Cooling Off, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Cooling Off, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17.5 x 22.5 inches, Size: 21.5 i...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Blue Harmonica, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers
Blue Harmonica, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Blue Harmonica, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Blue Harmonica, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17.5 x 22 in., Size: 21.5 in....

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pay Dirt, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett
Pay Dirt, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

Pay Dirt, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

By Noel Daggett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Pay Dirt, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 40, Image Size: 20 x 24.5 inches, Size: 22...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

His Family, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers
His Family, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

His Family, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - His Family, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 14.5 x 22.5 in., Size: 21.5 in. ...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Along the Way, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Along the Way, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Along the Way, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 17 x 22.5 inches, Size: 21.5 in. x ...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Herndon Davis Red Rocks Colorado Oil Painting, American Modern Landscape
Herndon Davis Red Rocks Colorado Oil Painting, American Modern Landscape

Herndon Davis Red Rocks Colorado Oil Painting, American Modern Landscape

By Herndon Davis

Located in Denver, CO

Herndon Davis remains one of Colorado’s most recognized 20th-century painters and illustrators, celebrated for preserving the spirit and visual history of the American West through h...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Above Big Pine Oil Painting, American Realist Landscape, Framed
Above Big Pine Oil Painting, American Realist Landscape, Framed

Above Big Pine Oil Painting, American Realist Landscape, Framed

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

This American realist western landscape, "Above Big Pine", depicts a scene from the majestic Sierra Nevadas in an area above Big Pine in Inyo County from celebrated artist Willard Di...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Apache Fire Light, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Apache Fire Light, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Apache Fire Light, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17 x 22.5 in., Size: 21.5 ...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Halfway to Lamey, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett
Halfway to Lamey, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

Halfway to Lamey, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

By Noel Daggett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Halfway to Lamey, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 40, Image Size: 18 x 22 inches, Siz...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers
Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

Lonesome Train Whistle, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Lonesome Train Whistle, Year: Circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 17 x 22 in., Siz...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between Eastern and Western landscape paintings is traditionally in how artists seek to represent natural settings. Over hundreds of years, Western artists strived to make landscape paintings more realistic by incorporating techniques like linear and atmospheric perspective. In the East, landscape artists focused more on showing the rich details that give natural environments their beauty rather than on making their works appear three-dimensional through perspective. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of landscape paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The photographer who is famous for their landscapes of the American West is Ansel Adams. The San Francisco–born photographer is celebrated for his majestic black-and-white photography that brought the deserts, mountains and forests of the American West to the public. His images, beloved for their raw beauty and the magic of their subjects, are known around the world and widely reproduced. Adams’s photographs were first published in 1921. Even these early efforts demonstrate his eye for composition and sensitivity to tonal balance and textural contrast. In the mid-1920s, he began to play with soft focus, as in the dreamy 1927 Lyell Fork Meadows, which appears bathed in a hazy, nostalgic light. The 1948 Sunrise over Sand Dunes in Death Valley exemplifies Adams’s later experiments with stark contrasts in light and geometric framing, transforming the landscape into a near abstraction. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ansel Adams photography.