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Willard Dixon

American, b. 1942 View of Mount Tamalpais, 1976 Signed WMD 76 (ll) Oil on canvas 42 x 60 inches (106.9 x 152.4cm) (Framed 42 3/4 x 60 3/4 inches) Overall in good condition no apparent issues.

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Grasses, 1995

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Grasses, 1995 oil on canvas signed with monogram and dated 95 bottom left 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9cm)

Willard Dixon (American b.1942), "Taos" (New Mexican Landscape) 1981, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated lower left WD 81, 55" x 84", Condition: overall good condition

Willard Dixon (American b.1942) "Taos" (New Mexican Landscape) 1981 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left WD 81 55" x 84" Condition: overall good condition

Willard Dixon (American b.1942), "The San Rafael Canal IV", 1980, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated lower left WD 80, 60" x 108", Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, New York, Condition: some edge wear, slight creasing to ca...

Willard Dixon (American b.1942) "The San Rafael Canal IV", 1980 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left WD 80 60" x 108" Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, New York Condition: some edge wear, slight creasing to canvas in the sky

WILLARD DIXON (American b. 1942) A PAINTING, "Kern River Power House," 1977

WILLARD DIXON (American b. 1942) A PAINTING, "Kern River Power House," 1977, oil on canvas, signed with initials and dated L/L, "W.D. 77," reverse with label identifying artist and year; 34" x 48", framed 34 3/4" x 48 3/4".

Willard Dixon, Anise with Lemon

Willard Dixon Anise with Lemon 2000 oil on canvas 48 h x 48 w in (122 x 122 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'WD 00'. Provenance: Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Sky with Fly

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Sky with Fly oil on wood construction signed DIXON (on the reverse) 22 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 6 inches. Provenance: Camilla and Earl McGrath Sale: Stair Galleries, June 3, 2017, lot 62

Willard Dixon (b. 1942): Las Vegas

Acrylic on canvas, 1985, signed with initials 'WD' and dated lower right. 13 x 72 in., unframed. Note: Didion wrote about Las Vegas throughout her career, notably in an essay in Slouching Towards Bethlehem in 1968 where she wrote "Las Vegas is the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements, bizarre and beautiful in its venality and in its devotion to immediate gratification...Almost everyone notes that there is no 'time' in Las Vegas, no night and no day and no past and no future."  The deserts of California and Nevada were the backdrop for some of her most riveting prose in the 1970 novel Play It as It Lays.     Property from the Collection of Joan Didion

Willard Dixon (b. 1942): Elliptical Fly, Landscape

Oil on shaped wood,1989, unsigned, with label from Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles. 8 x 82 in., unframed. Property from the Collection of Joan Didion

WILLARD DIXON (California/Kansas/Missouri, b. 1942), "Tracks Near 37"., Oil on canvas, 30" x 48". Framed 31" x 49".

WILLARD DIXON California/Kansas/Missouri, b. 1942 "Tracks Near 37". Signed and dated lower left "WD '93". Titled on label verso for Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco.

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Cow Pasture, 1985 Oil on canvas 77 x 84 inches

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Cow Pasture, 1985 Oil on canvas 77 x 84 inches (195.6 x 213.4 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: W.D. 85 HID01801242017

Painting, Willard Dixon

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942), "Near San Quentin," 1976, oil on canvas, signed lower left, dated lower right, canvas: 41"h x 62"w, overall (with frame): 42.5"h x 63.5"w

Willard Dixon American, b. 1942 Pismo Beach, 1983

Willard Dixon American, b. 1942 Pismo Beach, 1983 Initialed and dated W.D. 83 (lr) Oil on canvas 38 x 65 inches (96.5 x 165.1 cm) Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, New York C 

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Fire-Road, San Rafael, 1988 Oil on canvas 48 x

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Fire-Road, San Rafael, 1988 Oil on canvas 48 x 72 inches (121.9 x 182.9 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: W.D. 88 HID01801242017

Willard Dixon (b.1942) American, O/C

This large oil on canvas was done by Willard Dixon and depicts the Marin County watershed in California. Dixon was born in Missouri and became a painter of Northern California coastal scenes and still lifes inspired by Zen meditation. He began exploring still lifes in the early 1990s as a way to have more control over the elements in his paintings. He began with tabletop views of fruits and objects that emphasized the horizontal aspects of a subject and eventually moved to more isolated compositions where he explored the "essential nature" of his subjects. The overall size is 35 x 51 in. and the sight size is 33 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.

Painting, Willard Dixon

Willard Dixon (American, b.1942), "Still Life With Orange," 1993, oil on canvas, initialed and dated lower left, gallery label (Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, canvas (unframed): 32"h x 42"w, Note: lot is accompanied by original receipt.

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942)

Willard Dixon (California, Kansas, Missouri, born 1942) Oil on canvas painting of a still life. Signed and dated '90 lower left. Sight Size: 14 x 18 in. Provenance: Willard Dixon Gallery. Dixon studied at Cornell University, the Art Students League in New York, and the Brooklyn Museum School, and earned an MFA in California in l969 at the San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited widely and his work is held in many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. In 1999, Dixon recently completed a large scale mural for the San Francisco Civic Center Courthouse. AWARDS 1989 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA . The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): BEACH SCENE

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): BEACH SCENE Oil on canvas, 1978, signed with initials ''WD'' and dated lower left. 33 x 65 in., 33 1/2 x 65 1/2 in. (frame). Condition: Some surface soiling. A small area of discoloration lower right edge. A few small stains at the bottom edge. Otherwise in good condition. From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): LAKE SCENE

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): LAKE SCENE Oil on canvas, 1977, signed with initials ''WD'' and dated lower right, inscribed ''For Earl + Camilla'' lower left. 12 x 16 in., 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (frame). Provenance: Gift of the artist. Condition: Some surface soiling showing mostly at top. Otherwise in good condition. From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): WOMAN

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): WOMAN Oil on canvas, 1967, signed ''Dixon'' and dated lower right. 43 x 38 in., 45 x 40 in. (frame). Note: This painting hung in the living room of the McGrath''s West Hollywood home. Condition: Scattered areas of craquelure and some surface soiling. Otherwise in good condition. From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

Willard Dixon (California, Kansas born 1942)

Willard Dixon (California, Kansas born 1942) 1971 Painting of a Coastal Scene, Most Likely California.Size: 30 x 42 inches. Dixon studied at Cornell University, the Art Students League in New York, and the Brooklyn Museum School, and earned an MFA in California in l969 at the San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited widely and his work is held in many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. In 1999, Dixon recently completed a large scale mural for the San Francisco Civic Center Courthouse.

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): SKY WITH FLY

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): SKY WITH FLY Oil on wood construction, signed ''Dixon'' on the reverse. 22 x 26 x 6 in. Condition Report From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

WILLARD DIXON (b.1942): STILL LIFE WITH ORANGE

WILLARD DIXON (b.1942): STILL LIFE WITH ORANGE Acrylic on canvas, 1992, signed with initials ''WD'' and dated lower right. 23 x 30 in., unframed. Condition Report From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): NEAR CHARLES HOUSE #2

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): NEAR CHARLES HOUSE #2 Oil on canvas, 1987, signed with initials ''WD'' and dated lower left, with label from Gallery 454 North, L. A.. 26 x 41 in., 27 x 42 in. (frame). Condition Report From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): BLACK WHITE HEADS

WILLARD DIXON (b. 1942): BLACK WHITE HEADS Oil on canvas, 1967, signed ''Dixon'' and dated upper left. 25 x 30 in., 27 x 31 1/2 in. (frame). Condition Report From the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Desert Landscape, 1981 Oil on canvas 72 x 109

Willard Dixon (American, b. 1942) Desert Landscape, 1981 Oil on canvas 72 x 109 inches (182.9 x 276.9 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: WD 81 HID04901242017

Willard Dixon (born 1942)

Oregon Coast, 1977 initialed and dated 'WD 77' (lower right) oil on canvas 45 x 72in (114.3 x 182.9cm)

Willard Dixon (born 1942)

Oregon Coast, 1977 initialed and dated 'WD 77' (lower right) oil on canvas 45 x 72in (114.3 x 182.9cm)

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) Ensenada, 1983 31 1/2 x 53in

Ensenada, 1983 initialed and dated 'WD 83' (lower right) oil on canvas 31 1/2 x 53in

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) Near Autun, France, 1985 46 x 72in

Near Autun, France, 1985 initialed and dated 'WD 85' (lower left) oil on canvas 46 x 72in

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) San Rafael Canal, 1979 sight 5 3/4 x 8 1/2in

San Rafael Canal, 1979 initialed and dated 'WD 79' (lower left) oil on paper sight 5 3/4 x 8 1/2in

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) San Rafael Canal, 1980 18 x 36in

San Rafael Canal, 1980 initialed and dated 'WD 80' (lower right) oil on canvas 18 x 36in

Willard Dixon