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West 14th Street at Sunset, Oil Painting
West 14th Street at Sunset, Oil Painting

West 14th Street at Sunset, Oil Painting

By Nick Savides

Located in San Francisco, CA

West 14th Street at SunsetNick SavidesOil painting on stretched linen

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage South West Native American  Mixed Media Portrait
Vintage South West Native American  Mixed Media Portrait

Vintage South West Native American Mixed Media Portrait

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#5-3064 Native American Portraits gouache/watercolor /india ink on board, male portrait, displayed

Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

"Evening View to the South West" , Oil Painting
"Evening View to the South West" , Oil Painting

"Evening View to the South West" , Oil Painting

By David Grossmann

Located in Denver, CO

David Grossman's (US based) "Evening View to the South West" is an original, handmade oil painting

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Passage: West Marin
Passage: West Marin

Brooks AndersonPassage: West Marin, 2024

$7,000

H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in

Passage: West Marin

By Brooks Anderson

Located in Burlingame, CA

exhibition, entitled “Green Woods and Crystal Waters: The American Landscape Tradition.” 'Passage: West

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magnolia Upper West

Magnolia Upper West

By Paul Schulenburg

Located in Fairfield, CT

challenge that I look forward to whether I am in my studio or out painting on site. It's about the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)

By De Hirsch Margules

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

De Hirsh Margules (1899-1965). North on West Street , 1939. Watercolor on Arches wove paper. Signed

Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

West Cork Landscape ( Kealkil)

West Cork Landscape ( Kealkil)

By Kenny Harris

Located in Fairfield, CT

and imperfections of the Italian interiors. States the artist, "There's just something about painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

West Cork Landscape (Ahakista)

West Cork Landscape (Ahakista)

By Kenny Harris

Located in Fairfield, CT

Kenny Harris is represented by George Billis Gallery NYC. Kenny Harris’ new paintings evoke the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Afternoon Departure, West Shore Terminal

Afternoon Departure, West Shore Terminal

By Nicholas Berger

Located in Greenwich, CT

Activity at the West Shore Terminal, the Woolworth Tower rising in the distance. Commuters in late

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Stand Your Ground
Stand Your Ground

Stand Your Ground

Located in Lexington, MA

forces during the Battle of Lexington in 1775. West’s painting offers rich realism and reverence, with

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nymph
Nymph

McKenzie WestNymph, 2021

$950

H 13 in W 10 in

Nymph

Located in Lexington, MA

Nymph by McKenzie West is a 13 x 10-inch oil painting on panel, West is known for painting from

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Pond
The Pond

McKenzie WestThe Pond, 2022

$950

H 12 in W 9 in

The Pond

Located in Lexington, MA

The Pond by McKenzie West is a 12 x 9 inch oil on panel piece. Painted from one of West’s treasured

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Le Streghe, Grand and West Broadway

Le Streghe, Grand and West Broadway

By Stephen Magsig

Located in Fairfield, CT

When I think about the conventions of painting -- a tradition I respect immensely -- I notice that

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Bowl of Shells
Large Bowl of Shells

Large Bowl of Shells

Located in Lexington, MA

Large Bowl of Shells by McKenzie West is a luminous oil painting that transforms a simple

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Battle At Dawn
Battle At Dawn

Battle At Dawn

Located in Lexington, MA

blending classical painting techniques with contemporary narrative, West brings a modern eye to traditional

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Pasture
Pasture

McKenzie WestPasture, 2025

$1,500

H 24 in W 18 in

Pasture

Located in Lexington, MA

"Pasture" by McKenzie West is a captivating 24 x 18 inch oil painting on panel, featuring a young

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Labyrinth
Labyrinth

McKenzie WestLabyrinth, 2023

$1,200

H 19 in W 13 in

Labyrinth

Located in Lexington, MA

Labyrinth by McKenzie West is a striking oil painting that explores the interplay between history

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nocturnal Garden Landscape -- West Side Cottage
Nocturnal Garden Landscape -- West Side Cottage

Nocturnal Garden Landscape -- West Side Cottage

By Kristy Simmons

Located in Soquel, CA

A nocturnal landscape of a cottage shrouded in foliage by Kristy Simmons (American, 20th century

Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West )
Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West )

Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West )

By Stevan Dohanos

Located in Miami, FL

dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys Casein on board

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Casein

"Evening West Neck Creek" Waterfront, Landscape, Sunset
"Evening West Neck Creek" Waterfront, Landscape, Sunset

"Evening West Neck Creek" Waterfront, Landscape, Sunset

By Nelson H. White

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"Evening West Neck Creek" is a small, horizontally oriented landscape painting by Nelson White

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Looking West from Richmond Hill, Port Antonio, Jamaica
Looking West from Richmond Hill, Port Antonio, Jamaica

Looking West from Richmond Hill, Port Antonio, Jamaica

By Philip Little

Located in North Clarendon, VT

landscape and marine paintings. He was widely regarded as one of the foremost painters in the country during

Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Barney’s Beanery II, West Hollywood
Barney’s Beanery II, West Hollywood

Barney’s Beanery II, West Hollywood

By Alexander V. Orlov

Located in Pasadena, CA

John "Barney" Anthony in 1920 in Berkeley, California. In 1927 he moved his gastropub to West Hollywood

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Progress

American Progress

By Tracy Stuckey

Located in Bozeman, MT

world that utilizes the mythologies and realities of the modern American West. Because of its unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Out West" Rocky Mountain Landscape
"Out West" Rocky Mountain Landscape

"Out West" Rocky Mountain Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Small Rocky Mountain landscape by Sacramento, California artist Ruth Scott (American, 1891-1964). A

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

West Gouldsboro (Looking Across Mt. Desert Narrows)
West Gouldsboro (Looking Across Mt. Desert Narrows)

West Gouldsboro (Looking Across Mt. Desert Narrows)

By Greta Allen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

West Gouldsboro (Looking Across Mt. Desert Narrows) Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955 Unsigned

Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

West Hampton, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
West Hampton, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott

West Hampton, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott

By Eve Nethercott

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: West Hampton (P3.32) Year: 1958 Medium

Category

1950s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Magnolia Blossoms and Blue Jay
Magnolia Blossoms and Blue Jay

Magnolia Blossoms and Blue Jay

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Mary K. West" on back UNFRAMED:30" x 20

Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Schooners along the Hudson, West Point Academy in the distance.
Schooners along the Hudson, West Point Academy in the distance.

Schooners along the Hudson, West Point Academy in the distance.

Located in Middletown, NY

A serene Hudson River scene by a student of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Anna May Walling was born in 1881, a native of Goshen, New York. She was a graduate of the Blair Academy, and Prat...

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

"The Gunnison Sage-Grouse" Original Oil Painting
"The Gunnison Sage-Grouse" Original Oil Painting

"The Gunnison Sage-Grouse" Original Oil Painting

By Lindsey Kustusch

Located in Denver, CO

, and hints of pink evoke the grouse's natural habitat—the sagebrush steppe of the American West. The

Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland
Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland

Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

interpreter of the American West, painting its deserts, pueblos, and dramatic vistas. But works such as

Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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Golden West

Sonni CooperGolden West

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in

Golden West

By Sonni Cooper

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Layered Acrylic on Canvas

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pacific @ West Pacific
Pacific @ West Pacific

Pacific @ West Pacific

By Catherine Palmer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Catherine Palmer's oil paintings of hillsides and houses in the hidden neighborhoods of San

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

West Toward Georgetown
West Toward Georgetown

Scott Ivey West Toward Georgetown, 2000

Unavailable

H 40 in W 44 in

West Toward Georgetown

Located in Washington, DC

Washington D.C. based artist Scott Ivey's collection of paintings in oil and charcoal is a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

Sands of Time

West FraserSands of Time, 2015

Unavailable

H 46 in W 50 in D 3.75 in

Sands of Time

By West Fraser

Located in Charleston, SC

West Fraser, born in Savannah, GA and raised on Hilton Head, SC, is a true “Son of The Low Country

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Hunter's Cabin

West FraserThe Hunter's Cabin, 2013

Unavailable

H 22 in W 26 in D 2.5 in

The Hunter's Cabin

By West Fraser

Located in Charleston, SC

West Fraser, born in Savannah, GA and raised on Hilton Head, SC, is a true “Son of The Low Country

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ranch
Ranch

Ann WestRanch, 2015

Unavailable

H 48 in W 80 in

Ranch

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beachgrass
Beachgrass

Ann WestBeachgrass, 2010

Unavailable

H 24 in W 24 in

Beachgrass

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

San Juan Islands
San Juan Islands

Ann WestSan Juan Islands, 2017

Unavailable

H 20 in W 20 in

San Juan Islands

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ochre Rock

Ann WestOchre Rock, 2018

Unavailable

H 48 in W 60 in

Ochre Rock

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

San Juan Islands Lagoon

Ann WestSan Juan Islands Lagoon, 2018

Unavailable

H 48 in W 60 in

San Juan Islands Lagoon

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Offshore

Ann WestOffshore, 2018

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in

Offshore

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grove

Ann WestGrove, 2018

Unavailable

H 12 in W 12 in

Grove

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Channel

Ann WestChannel, 2018

Unavailable

H 12 in W 12 in

Channel

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shed

Ann WestShed, 2018

Unavailable

H 5 in W 5 in

Shed

Located in San Francisco, CA

On her road trips throughout the western states, Ann West finds herself mesmerized by the limitless

Category

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Edisto River Spring
Edisto River Spring

West FraserEdisto River Spring, 2015

Unavailable

H 16.82 in W 1.44 in D 21.82 in

Edisto River Spring

By West Fraser

Located in Charleston, SC

West Fraser, born in Savannah, GA and raised on Hilton Head, SC, is a true “Son of The Low Country

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Waiting Outside Anthropologie (West Broadway)

Waiting Outside Anthropologie (West Broadway)

By John C. Traynor

Located in Bernardsville, NJ

are found in many of the old master paintings such as the American tonality painters and the French

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

West Shore Terminal Weehouken, New Jersey
West Shore Terminal Weehouken, New Jersey

West Shore Terminal Weehouken, New Jersey

By Leon Kroll

Located in Graton, CA

This is the painting which was exhibited at the 1915 Pacific Panama International Exhibition, one

Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Path to the West

Ray RuseckasPath to the West, 2016

Unavailable

H 32 in W 33 in D 0.5 in

Path to the West

By Ray Ruseckas

Located in North Adams, NH

“Ruseckas manipulates pastels like no other artist. His surfaces retain only a vestige of the dry, velvety softness we usually associated with the medium. He achieves a more painter...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Drawings ...

"Docks at Sunset "   Eddie Mitchell  Key West Boat Docks oil  Impressionism

"Docks at Sunset " Eddie Mitchell Key West Boat Docks oil Impressionism

Located in Cleveland, OH

this optimism that I am attempting to convey in my paintings.
I am also intrigued by the mysterious and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Bright and Beautiful Banners"   Boats Key West 18" x 24"  Oil on Canvas

"Bright and Beautiful Banners" Boats Key West 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Located in Cleveland, OH

optimism engendered by sunlight. It is this optimism that I am attempting to convey in my paintings.
I am

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Range #1
Range #1

Paul BrachRange #1, 1977

Unavailable

H 30 in W 23.5 in

Range #1

By Paul Brach

Located in Lawrence, NY

whose work evolved into minimalism and eventually to highly simplified landscapes of the American West

Category

1970s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alison Jardine, UF 33 - Shield, abstract cement sculpture
Alison Jardine, UF 33 - Shield, abstract cement sculpture

Alison Jardine, UF 33 - Shield, abstract cement sculpture

By Alison Jardine

Located in Dallas, TX

featured in New American Paintings, Issue 126, West edition. She is a Fellow of the Hambidge Center of Arts

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Alison Jardine, UF 29 - Dune, abstract cement sculpture
Alison Jardine, UF 29 - Dune, abstract cement sculpture

Alison Jardine, UF 29 - Dune, abstract cement sculpture

By Alison Jardine

Located in Dallas, TX

featured in New American Paintings, Issue 126, West edition. She is a Fellow of the Hambidge Center of Arts

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

'West End Clouds', Abstract Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting
'West End Clouds', Abstract Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting

'West End Clouds', Abstract Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting

By Rob Longley

Located in Westport, CT

when he first studied painting with Dick Goetz at the Malden Bridge School of Art in the summer of 1968

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Going West

Cheri ChristensenGoing West

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H 36 in W 36 in

Going West

Located in Edgartown, MA

graduated with a B.A. from the University of Washington. Cheri study oil painting and drawing intensely for

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"East to West"

"East to West"

By Gail Morris

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Landscape painter, Gail Morris, has won many prestigious awards for her paintings and her work can

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"New West"

"New West"

By Robert LaDuke

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Robert LaDuke (b. 1961) LaDuke's narrative paintings are a combination of memories, dreams and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Freedom Tower from West Broadway
Freedom Tower from West Broadway

Freedom Tower from West Broadway

By Marc Dalessio

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

painting's subject. A silvery blue icon that stretches to the sky, towers over the smaller 4-story buildings

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Four Miles West of Cleburne
Four Miles West of Cleburne

Four Miles West of Cleburne

By Jack Barnett

Located in Dallas, TX

—nature. Both expansive and intimate, the paintings survey areas he explores, and their changing seasons

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Springtime In the Chisos" West Texas Mountains Big Bend
"Springtime In the Chisos" West Texas Mountains Big Bend

"Springtime In the Chisos" West Texas Mountains Big Bend

By G. Harvey

Located in San Antonio, TX

grandfather was a trail boss at 18 and helped create an American legend for his grandson. So the American West

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"RUINAS EN EL OESTE DE TEXAS" RUINS IN WEST TEXAS
"RUINAS EN EL OESTE DE TEXAS" RUINS IN WEST TEXAS

"RUINAS EN EL OESTE DE TEXAS" RUINS IN WEST TEXAS

By Dalhart Windberg

Located in San Antonio, TX

by Palette Knife Dated 1969 "Ruinas en el oeste de Texas" Ruins in West Texas Biography Dalhart

Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Progress

American Progress

By Tracy Stuckey

Located in Bozeman, MT

world that utilizes the mythologies and realities of the modern American West. Because of its unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

43% of American Men

Billy Schenck43% of American Men, 2015

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H 35 in W 45 in D 1 in

43% of American Men

By Billy Schenck

Located in Bozeman, MT

photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the West. Schenck is known for

Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

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American West Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of american west paintings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Impressionist, Modern or Contemporary examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the american west paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, brown, black, beige and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Jon Blanchette, Stevan Dohanos, kenny harris, Nick Savides and James Oliver produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, there are small american west paintings measuring 7.75 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 102 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

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Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — american west paintings in our inventory begin at $299 and can go as high as $60,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.

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