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Modern Naturalistic Ram Skull and Cactus Western Desert Landscape Painting
By Charles Schorre
Located in Houston, TX
Early naturalistic western landscape painting by Texas artist Charles Schorre. The work features an
Category

Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Jeanne" Western Painting
Located in Austin, TX
“Jeanne” is a western painting by Gerald McCann executed in oil on board; measuring 20 x 30 inches
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Green, Yellow, and Blue Abstract Impressionist Western Desert Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
painting depicts an arid desert with a huge desert sage bush against a mountainous landscape with overcast
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

The Granite Wave, landscape of western desert scene with mountains
By Matt Smith
Located in Rockport, MA
warmth of the desert so well. Housed in a hand-made Mayen-Olsen frame it makes it a wonderful package
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Western Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
As the sun sets low over the western desert a lone bull Bison walks across the landscape as purple
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Female Figurative/Western Pop Art_Acrylic_Desert Darlings I, Anja Van Herle
By Anja Van Herle
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Desert Darlings I (Single Panel)" Acrylic on Panel 50 x 30 inches Born in Belgium
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

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
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"In the Andalusian Desert" Oil Painting
By Ulrich Gleiter
Located in Denver, CO
Ulrich Gleiter's (EUR based) "In the Andalusian Desert" is an oil painting that depicts the
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Desert Sunset"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Springs Desert Museum and many more prestigious art institutions. Although he must strictly limit the
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Western Ranch"
By Claudia Hartley
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"The comment I hear most often about my paintings is 'happy'". I've loved art all of my life and it
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Desert Evening"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Springs Desert Museum and many more prestigious art institutions. Although he must strictly limit the
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Original Painting "Southwest Desert" by Thomas DeDecker
By Thomas DeDecker
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and of the American Indian
Category

Early 2000s American Paintings

Materials

Other

Peach Desert Horse
By Rocky Hawkins
Located in Denver, CO
This is a float framed original painting on panel. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Mixed Media

"Home Corral" Very early Wieghorst California Western Painting awesome colors
By Olaf Wieghorst
Located in San Antonio, TX
to create on canvas this love. His paintings are in the great private collections of Western art
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Modernist Southwest Signed Desert Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American Western landscape modernist oil painting . Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed
Category

1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Deserted Street, Figurative Exterior Painting with Yellow, Orange and Red
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on canvas painting from 1946 by Colorado/Woodstock modernist Jenne Magafan (1916-1952) titled
Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Early Western Scene Oil Painting Signed David Swing 1939
By A. David
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Swing then started painting desert scenes until his death in 1945. Amazing artist!.
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Folk Art Painting, Female Canadian artist, Morocco Desert Fox, Moonlight Palms
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
set of paintings in the Folk idiom, made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the Desert in Southern
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Canyon and Clouds, desert landscape painting, red, purple, brown John Hogan
By John Hogan
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Canyon and Clouds, desert landscape painting, red, purple, brown John Hogan Southwest desert
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Man of the Desert"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Springs Desert Museum and many more prestigious art institutions. Although he must strictly limit the
Category

2010s Post-Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Sunlight Cottonwood, desert landscape painting, canvas, yellow, blue, green, Santa Fe
By John Hogan
Located in Santa Fe, NM
mixed media painting by master printmaker and painter John Hogan. John Hogan A graduate of
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Folk Art Painting, Female Canadian artist, Morocco Desert Blue Dogs Cats Moon
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
set of paintings in the Folk idiom made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the Desert in Southern
Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Monuments: Sunrise, 1950s Southwestern Desert Landscape Oil Painting, 24 x 30 in
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
'Monuments: Sunrise', original vintage 1950s oil painting of a southwestern desert landscape in
Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

19th C. Orientalist Painting Pastel Arab and Camel, desert landscape fauna Flora
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Orientalist Painting Pastel Arab and Camel, desert landscape fauna Flora . Beautiful and
Category

Antique 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper

Vintage Landscape -- Sunset in the Desert
By Leyette Edens
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous vintage oil on canvas southwestern landscape painting by Leyette Edens (American, 1920
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Canyonland - Western Plein Aire Landscape Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Canyonland - Western Plein Aire Landscape Acrylic on Board Expansive Western landscape by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

The Warning - Mid Century Western Cowboy Figurative Landscape
By Charles Cochrane
Located in Soquel, CA
Western figurative landscape of a cowboy with two horses surrounded by desert scenery by Charles
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Blue, Yellow, and Brown Abstract Figurative Horse Chase Western Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
painting depicts a horse chase with two cowboys in the middle of a Western desert. Unsigned. Framed in a
Category

20th Century Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Picacho Peak, Arizona 1945 - Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape by Dejoiner
Located in Soquel, CA
Picacho Peak, Arizona 1945 - Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape by Dejoiner Beautiful mid-1940
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Modern Early Texas Western Wilderness Landscape Scene of Two Men and a Hog
By Otis Dozier
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Western wilderness scene by early Texas artist Otis Dozier. The work features two men
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Eduard Bargheer "Village in the desert", 1973 Color lithograph on laid paper
By Eduard Bargheer
Located in Münster, DE
Eduard Bargheer (1901-1979) "Village in the desert", 1973 Color lithograph on laid paper, signed
Category

Vintage 1970s German Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Desert Poppies, Original Painting
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in San Francisco, CA
: desert, mountains, flowers, poppies, spring, southwest, west, western, bloom, wildflowers, season, mixed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Desert Wash, Original Painting
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in San Francisco, CA
.Words that describe this painting: landscape, desert, mountains, trees, southwest
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Desert Bloom, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
against a blooming spring desert backdrop. "This painting was inspired by the incredible Joshua Tree
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Blanket, Oil Painting
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in San Francisco, CA
.Words that describe this painting: snow, desert, landscape, western, mountains, southwest
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluff #2", Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Len Chmiel's (US based) "Bluff #2" is an oil painting created in 2022 depicting two trees in a
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Zion View, Oil Painting
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in San Francisco, CA
effect, mixing traditional western landscape painting with modern aesthetics.About the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Moab Plateaus" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Moab Plateaus" is an oil painting that depicts the vast desert dotted
Category

2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Summer Horse, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting reflects a decision to leave the bold underpainting in the background as it seems to accentuate
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Aboriginal Painting by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in Miami, FL
long time. His paintings strike by their strength and their sense of geometry. When he paints, he
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Desert Sunflowers & Petroglyphs - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
appears to be a response to traditional Asian landscape painting, his Yankee sensibility and western art
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Aboriginal Painting by George Ward Tjungurrayi
Located in Miami, FL
waterhole. After travelling to the government settlement at Papunya, first home of the desert painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Aboriginal Painting by George Ward Tjungurrayi
Located in Miami, FL
waterhole. After travelling to the government settlement at Papunya, first home of the desert painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"DEATH VALLEY", watercolor, mojave desert, Badwater, storm, sky, clouds, salt
By Fleur Thesmar
Located in Toronto, Ontario
a desert is chaos with hidden rules..." From Fleur Thesmar – "Before I painted this storm on the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

California Scrub-Jay, Original Painting
By Emil Morhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting: California Scrub-jay, Western Scrub-jay, bird, acrylicpaint, wildlife, James Audubon, eyes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Summer in the Valley, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
technique.Words that describe this painting: Arizona, Utah, panoramic, valley, rocks, desert
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Aboriginal Painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
By Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Located in Miami, FL
master desert painter for his depiction of several Dreamings in one painting. For him the understanding
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Aboriginal Painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
By Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Located in Miami, FL
master desert painter for his depiction of several Dreamings in one painting. For him the understanding
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Aboriginal Painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
By Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Located in Miami, FL
master desert painter for his depiction of several Dreamings in one painting. For him the understanding
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Aboriginal Painting by Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
By Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Located in Miami, FL
master desert painter for his depiction of several Dreamings in one painting. For him the understanding
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

"San Jacinto Peak" Large oil painting on canvas.
Located in San Francisco, CA
State College and began painting. Most of his landscapes are of the desert around Palm Springs. He
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two High Desert Landscapes - Line Drawing in Sepia-Toned Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Asian landscape painting, his Yankee sensibility and western art training at Yale summer school. His
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Travellers, Horse Drawn Carriage, Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, framed Framed size: 23 x 27.5 inches Fabulous 'western' style painting, showing a woman dressed in full
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Modernist Landscape Painting, Monument Valley Arizona, listed artist
Located in Baltimore, MD
a second career. He started painting around the 1950’s and seemed to be captivated by the western
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" Oil Painting
By Ulrich Gleiter
Located in Denver, CO
Ulrich Gleiter's (EUR based) "Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" is an oil painting that depicts the
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

American Beauty, 12, bright multicolored surreal landscape painting, mountains
By Lily Prince
Located in New York, NY
did a series of oil pastel drawings en plein air while on a western road trip summer 2019. These
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

American Beauty, 14, bright multicolored surreal landscape painting, mountains
By Lily Prince
Located in New York, NY
did a series of oil pastel drawings en plein air while on a western road trip summer 2019. These
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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On 1stDibs, there are several options of western desert paintings available for sale. Finding the perfect contemporary, Impressionist or Expressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the western desert paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and blue. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Stefanie Schneider, Gordon McConnell, Crystal DiPietro, Robert William Wood and David Becker produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Western Desert Paintings?

Western desert paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,992, while the lowest priced sells for $185 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There is much debate about what the main theme of Western painting is. Some art historians state that the theme is the representation of the human form. However, others argue that it is more about how artists perceive the world and choose to present it. Early Western art typically had religious or mythological themes. You'll find a large collection of Western paintings on 1stDibs.