Comprised of award-winning paintings and sculptures collected through the Autry’s Masters of the American West, this exhibition explores the role of romanticism in contemporary art. A style of art originating in the late 18th century that quickly spread across Europe and the United States, Romanticism emphasizes emotion, imagination, and immersion in nature as the source of beauty and truth. 

In Western art today, Romanticism is associated with depictions of the natural world, noble creatures, and conjured histories. Come and experience the West as it has been imagined to be, but also as it is: a place indelibly shaped by the enduring appeal of its historical image. 

Miniatures presented in this exhibition will be auctioned at our exclusive opening celebration Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Participating Artists include:
Tony Abeyta | William Acheff| Peter S. Adams | Gerald Balciar| Duke Beardsley | Thomas Blackshear II | Eric Bowman |Tom Browning| John Budicin| John Buxton| George Carlson| G. Russell Case |Tim Cherry | Leonard Chmiel | Michael Coleman| Nicholas Coleman| Brent Cotton| Glenn Dean |Mick Doellinger| Josh Elliot |Teresa Elliot |John B. Fawcett |Luke Frazier | Danny Galieote| David Griffin | Robert Griffing | David Grossmann | Logan Maxwell Hagege |Donna Howell-Sickles | Oreland C. Joe Sr. | Brett Allen Johnson| Steve Kestrel| Brenda Kingery | Dave LaMure, Jr | Joshua LaRock| T. Allen Lawson| ZS Liang |Jeremy Lipking|D. Larue Mahlke| Bonnie Marris | Walter Matia| Eric Merrell | Dean L. Mitchell |James Morgan | John Moyers | Terri Kelly Moyers | Daniel W. Pinkham | Kyle Polzin | Howard Post | Kevin Red Star | George C. Redden | Grant Redden | Jason Rich | Mateo Romero | Billy Schenck | Phyllis Shafer |William Sharer| Mian Situ |Adam Smith | Daniel Smith| Matt Smith | Tucker Smith | Tim Solliday| Kathryn Stedham | Howard Terpning |Joshua Tobey | Ezra Tucker | Dustin Van Wechel | Curt Walters |Kim Wiggins| Xiang Zhang