Maynard Dixon
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personAmerican, 1875–1946lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, JP, CN · 94% confidence
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Selected Works79

Museum Acquisitions

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Shapes of Fear
Shapes of Fear, 1930
Acquired 1956
oil on canvas
Delaware Art Museum
Overland
Overland, 1895
In museum collection
Two-color commercial lithograph
Delaware Art Museum
Overland Monthly, May 1895
Overland Monthly, May 1895, 1895
In museum collection
Commercial lithograph

Previous Sales

Christie's
Cattle Country (California Coast Range)
Cattle Country (California Coast Range), 1920
$990,600
Jan 2026
Bonhams
Costume Sketch: Peon (Tucson circa 1860-1880)
Costume Sketch: Peon (Tucson circa 1860-1880)
Sold
Aug 2025
Bonhams
Costume Sketch: Man with Poncho (Tucson circa 1860-1880)
Costume Sketch: Man with Poncho (Tucson circa 1860-1880)
Sold
Aug 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
"Do you know who's going to stake that claim?"
"Do you know who's going to stake that claim?"
$10,625
Jun 2024
Bonhams
Woman of the Southwest
Woman of the Southwest, 1939
$6,400
Apr 2024
Bonhams
Abandoned House, Contra Costa Co., Cal.
Abandoned House, Contra Costa Co., Cal., 1931
$60,855
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Last Lap
Last Lap
$31,875
Apr 2023
Bonhams
You'll Have to Grow Wings to Catch Me and Red Eagle
You'll Have to Grow Wings to Catch Me and Red Eagle, 1909
$25,500
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Horse's Head, Glacier National Park, Montana
Horse's Head, Glacier National Park, Montana, 1917
$3,570
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Chollas Against the Mountains
Chollas Against the Mountains, 1944
$227,175
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Two cowboys on horses
Two cowboys on horses, 1946
$44,475
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Navajo in Chief's Robe
Navajo in Chief's Robe, 1942
$10,837
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Sorting maize
Sorting maize
$5,100
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Tehachapi Mountains (Study for Deer Heaven)
Tehachapi Mountains (Study for Deer Heaven), 1930
$29,325
Aug 2022
Bonhams
Glory After Storm
Glory After Storm, 1944
$126,375
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Inyo County
Inyo County, 1923
$120,075
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Evening on Orocopio (Painted Canyon), Imperial Valley
Evening on Orocopio (Painted Canyon), Imperial Valley, 1940
$53,295
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Sketch for Picture "The Lost Tribes"
Sketch for Picture "The Lost Tribes", 1909
$20,400
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Over the Border
Over the Border, 1916
$10,837
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Land Westward
Land Westward, 1936
$350,312
Aug 2021
Bonhams
Willows of Mt. Carmel
Willows of Mt. Carmel, 1925
$87,812
Aug 2021
Bonhams
Home in the Desert (Lone Pine)
Home in the Desert (Lone Pine), 1929
$62,812
Aug 2021
Bonhams
Pima Indian (Arizona)
Pima Indian (Arizona), 1940
$60,312
Aug 2021
Bonhams
Over the Mantle Mural Sketch #3
Over the Mantle Mural Sketch #3, 1922
$44,062
Aug 2021
Bonhams
Nude
Nude, 1928
$16,562
Aug 2021

Upcoming Auctions

Rago Arts and Auction Center
Navajo Girl
Navajo Girl
Est. $150,000–$200,000
May 28, 2026

For Sale

Josh Hardy Galleries · Artsy
The Witch of Sikyatki
The Witch of Sikyatki, 1923
US$75,000
Charcoal and ink on paper
Phoenix Art Museum · Artsy
Home of the Desert Rat
Home of the Desert Rat, 1944
For sale
Oil on canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions6

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Blanket-Wrapped Navajo
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 2008.115.371 · chromolithograph
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Shapes of Fear
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1956 · Accession 1956.10.1 · oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design
The Circle of Shimaikuli
Philbrook Museum of Art · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · Acquired 1923 · Accession L2007.0191 · Oil on canvas
The Eugene B. Adkins Collection at Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
Overland
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · Acquired 1895 · Accession 1977-300 · Two-color commercial lithograph
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Overland Monthly, May 1895
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · Acquired 1895 · Accession 1977-61 · Commercial lithograph
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Arnold Genthe
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery · Washington, United States · Acquired 1936 · Accession NPG.2008.106 · Charcoal on paper
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News5

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Queer art, bowler hats and an Annie Hall script: inside Diane Keaton’s archive as treasures go on sale
Diane Keaton is auctioning a vast archive of personal effects through Bonhams, including a massive collage she created over decades, clothing, scripts…
marketMay 19, 2026
The Top Collections Leading the May Marquee Auctions
The article reports that the May 2025 marquee auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's are being driven by a resurgence of major single-owner collections,…
marketMay 12, 2026
Diane Keaton artworks and personal collection will go to auction.
The personal art collection and belongings of the late actor and style icon Diane Keaton will be sold at auction this June. Bonhams, in partnership wi…
marketApr 21, 2026
in memoriam 2024
Artnet News published an alphabetical in memoriam list commemorating art world figures who died in 2024, including printmaker Norman Ackroyd, museum d…
obituaryDec 10, 2025
Art for All: The Cedar City Art Exhibit, 1940-2008
The Cedar City Art Exhibit, running from 1940 to 2008, was an annual community art exhibition initiated by junior high school art teacher Eugene Jorge…
exhibitionsMay 11, 2025
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Past Exhibitions0

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Maynard Dixon dies
Jan 1, 1946
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Maynard Dixon born
Jan 1, 1875