Maynard Dixon, Shapes of Fear

Maynard Dixon

American · 1875–1946 · Painter, Printmaker

Lafayette Maynard Dixon was an American artist. He was known for his paintings, and his body of work focused on the American West. Dixon is considered one of the finest artists… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Maynard Dixon, The Pony Boy, 1920, oil on canvasThe Pony BoyCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $2,130,000≈ £1,624,714≈ €1,898,227Sign up to see
  2. Maynard Dixon, Open Range, 1942, oil on canvas laid on boardOpen RangeCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $2,015,000≈ £1,497,807≈ €1,718,697Sign up to see
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Lafayette Maynard Dixon was an American artist. He was known for his paintings, and his body of work focused on the American West. Dixon is considered one of the finest artists having dedicated most of their art to the U.S. Southwestern cultures and landscapes at the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. He was often called "The Last Cowboy in San Francisco."

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Born 1875, FresnoDied 1946, TucsonOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q6797395 ↗ULAN 500012108 ↗Museum works 8

Impressionism

Also known as L. Maynard Dixon, Lafayette Maynard Dixon

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Maynard Dixon, Shapes of Fear
Shapes of Fear1931
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Maynard Dixon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Maynard Dixon, Home of the Desert Rat
Home of the Desert Rat1944
Phoenix Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Phoenix Art Museum
Maynard Dixon, Destination Nowhere
Destination Nowhere1941
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Maynard Dixon, Blind Hopi
Blind Hopi1923
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Maynard Dixon, Hopi Interior
Hopi Interior1923
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Maynard Dixon, Ledge of Sunland
Ledge of Sunland1946
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Maynard Dixon, Lazy Autumn
Lazy Autumn1943
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Maynard Dixon, Hopi Man
Hopi Man1923
Brigham Young University Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brigham Young University Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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