Benny Carter, Detail from THE ALL AMERICAN CITY ON THE ALL AMERICAN DAY, Sold $3,700
Scenes of America
For the 4th of July, we gather examples of the many varied ways that American artists have captured our country in their art.
Early patriotic portrayals of a nation in its infancy; awestruck landscapes of sweeping western expansion; small town and city scenes of the quotidian - the portraits of America that artists choose to paint show us who we are and what we value. Below, a selection of our favorite wonderfully diverse artworks of America from our auctions, to celebrate our country's past, present, and future.

Thomas Hart Benton (Am., 1889-1975), The Race
Sold $13,000

Muzi Quawson (b. 1978), Union City Blues, Brooklyn, New York
Sold $3,200
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984), Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Sold $30,000


Claude Howell (NC, 1915-1997), Fisherman's Pier
Sold $17,000
Carl Hoerman (MI/CA, 1885-1955), Enchanted Canyon
Sold $14,000

Alfred Eisenstaedt (American:German, 1898–1995), Farewell of Servicemen, Penn Station, New York City, 1943
Sold $9,000

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000), Windows
Sold $6,500

Jim Herrington (TN), Dolly Parton, Joelton, TN, 1997
Sold $3,500
Grandma Moses (NY/VA, 1860-1961), The Red Bridge
Sold $21,000

Percy Gray (CA, 1869-1952), Clouds Over Mount Tamalpais
Sold $9,000
Anthony Thieme (MA:CA, 1888-1954), Easter Sunday, Lincolnville, St. Augustine, Florida
Sold $20,000
Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972), Grand Central Station in Snow
Sold $7,500