June 2nd will mark the start of the 51st annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This exhibition is Curt Walters’ 26th time to be displayed in one of the most prestigious...
Prix de West
Twenty-four years of Prix de West – Curt Walters Returns for the 2022 Show
Twenty-four years after his first appearance at the Prix de West Exhibition and Sale at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Curt Walters will once again be a headlining exhibitor and unveil new paintings to the western art collector’s world.
The History Behind the Scene: CAPTAIN PABLO DE MELGOSA AND JUAN GALERAS
CAPTAIN PABLO DE MELGOSA AND JUAN GALERAS: PLANNING DESCENT - GRAND CANYON 1540 In 1539, Friar Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan priest, had reported to Spanish colonial officials in Mexico City that he’d seen the legendary seven cities of Cibola far to the north of...
Lipan Vista in Smoke
8” x 6” Oil on Panel Auction Value: $2500.00 SOLD In June 2020 California was struggling with a series of wildfires, the worst in our nation's history. The smoke from those fires was carried an astonishing five hundred miles, across state lines, into Northern Arizona....
Antagonistically Beautiful
28” x 22” Oil on Canvas SOLD $24,500.00 As a guide using my 8x6 inch canvas from this experience I began a 28x22 in the studio. The color from this field study was my guide. I used a classic composition to begin my drawing and started with the sky. I added a...
Old Grove Color
12” x 12” Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD $5200.00 Forced to be apart from the public and because I wanted quite freedom in the color of the season, I packed my paint set and picnic lunch for a hike north of Flagstaff. I discovered this old grove of aspen and it seemed alive...
Halcyon Air of a February Morning
14” x 14” Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD $6400.00 This painting was in many ways a gift to myself. Because of the pandemic, endless smoke and a year without clouds, a trip to Grand Canyon after my first covid shot seemed like the right thing to do. I set up early to paint...
The Crowning of Sunset
28" x 28" Oil on Canvas $28,000 In 2015 Tom and I visited the canyon in early March. Most of the day was gray and fog covered most of the canyon. On the rim trail that day, just east of El Tovar, the sun was breaking only in spots. I had a chance to quickly do a...
South From Point Sublime – by Curt Walters
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board VIEW THIS PAINTING ON THE PRIX DE WEST WEBSITE The 20-mile forest road to the point is extremely rough and it takes most of a day to negotiate it one way. But when you arrive you know it is well worth the effort. I think it is the most...
Confucius in Smoky Silhouette
14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Board Price $5,200 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma
A Day in La Cruz
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board Price $4,800 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma
A Chasm of Sublime: Plateau Point
36" x 36" Oil on Canvas SOLD $62,500 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Changing Imprint of Summer
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Mount Hayden from Point Imperial on the North Rim in August. This painting will be shown at the 2019 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Adumbration
12" x 10" Oil on Canvas Panel Sold during a fundraising auction at the 2018 Prix de West show.
The 2018 Prix de West Invitational – Curt Walters Returns
The 2018 Prix de West Invitational kicks off Next Week! Curt makes his return to Oklahoma with Three New Paintings Summertime always means a trip to Oklahoma for the annual The Prix de West exhibition at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The museum is...
Cathedral Gap
30" x 48" Oil on Canvas Cathedral Gap will be one of three entries in the 2018 Prix de West Invitational in Oklahoma City, OK. I have wanted to paint Cathedral Gap for a very long time. This unique and epic scene is located 5 1/2 miles down the Hermit trail from the...
Jensen Boat Yard
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Panel $5600 This will be one of three entries Curt has in the 2018 Prix de West Invitational. Painted on location in Washington state, Curt captures the essence of a working boat yard. Living in southwest, surrounded by rock formations and...
Award Win Makes History at Prix de West
The 45th Annual Prix de West Invitational has announced the winners of this year’s show and Curt Walters has made history with his latest painting. “Compilation of the Gods”, Curt’s 70” x 60” Grand Canyon has won the Jackie L. Cole Buyer’s Choice Award. This win makes...
Deluge of Light
18" x 18" Oil on Canvas Board $12,500 Deluge of Light shows a breaking of light during a winter storm at Grand Canyon. This painting was a study in preparation for Compilation of the Gods. This work will be included in the 2017 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma...
Midnight: San Filipe’s Chapel
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas Board $22,000 Midnight: San Filipe's Chapel, is a 24" x 24" which is a studio painting based on a plein air study he did while in Mexico City earlier this year. This is a nocturne of Metropolitan Cathedral. This work will be included in the...
Compilation of the Gods
70" x 60" Oil on Canvas $185,000 Compilation of the Gods is a 70" x 60" depiction of moments Curt experienced at Grand Canyon over February and March 2017. The main temple formations and foreground composition come from the trail leading to Maricopa point. The snow...
From Afar
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Board Curt can be seen in his latest video on YouTube working on Far Away, a 14" x 14 on canvas board, painted east of Mojave Point. Curt has captured the very last light as it hits the top of Isis Temple with a dusting of snow remaining from...
Ancients Unveiled
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Board One of four entries into the 2016 Prix de West Show and Sale. It displays the temples as they rise out of the fog in the earliest part of February. This was started on a very cold afternoon at the Canyon and later finished in the...
Curt Walters Returns to Prix de West for the 18th Time
It's time again for the annual Prix de West Invitational Show and Sale in Oklahoma City at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This show welcomes over 300 artists and sculptors from some of the finest contemporary artists the country has to offer and...
The Gift of Persistence
36" x 36" Gift of Persistence was conceived from the smaller “Bluster at Yavapai Point.” Curt can be seen in his latest YouTube video working on the smaller 12” x 12” near Yavapai Point. You can see and at times hear as a cold front passes by. Both titles were derived...
Spring’s Subtle Intonation
28" x 28" Oil on Canvas The third painting of Curt's to go to the 2016 Prix de West Show and Sale which was completed on location is Springs Subtle Intonation, was painted at Navajo Point, from the eastern side of the south rim. This oil on canvas depicts the 75-mile...
Curt Walters Returns to Prix de West for the 18th Year
Arizona based artist Curt Walters will be returning to Oklahoma City in June for the 18th year. This year, Curt will have four new works to share with Prix de West. Two feature Grand Canyon, one drawing and one very unique work, depicting Curt’s studio life. The...
Ordering Descent 1540 Lopez de Cardenas
40" x 30" Conte Drawing $22,000 This drawing will be available at the 2015 Prix de West Show and Sale on June 13th in Oklahoma City, OK.
Sinuous Brume
28" x 22" $25,000 Oil on Canvas This painting will be at the 2015 Prix de West Show and Sale on June 13th in Oklahoma.
Amphitheater of the Gods
48" x 48" $92,000.00 This painting depicts the Grand Canyon, after a monsoon shower. The sage covered talus slopes and the redwall have all darkened. The clouds left and the sun has suddenly struck the amphitheater of the Tower of Set and the nearby temples named for...
My Studio: The Entrada
24" x 24 Oil on Canvas Since I was a child, I have been fascinated with the stories of the 1540 Coronado Expedition into the Southwest United States. This last fall I toured and painted Spain’s Cities of the Conquistadors so I could further study this subject. As I...
Gambogian Glow
28" x 28" Oil on Canvas Board This work will be a featured item in the Art Auction on June 14th at the 2014 Prix de West Show in Oklahoma City. The reserve price is $20,000. The painting is Grand Canyon and features Isis Temple and Dana Butt as seen near Mohave Point...
Curt Returns to Prix de West, 2014
Curt Walters takes three new works to Oklahoma for the 2014 Prix de West Show and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum The 41st annual Prix de West art show is fast approaching, and Sedona, Arizona, artist Curt Walters is ready. Prix de West, a...
Prix de West Welcomes Curt Walters’ Return to Oklahoma
Curt Walters takes three new works to Oklahoma for the 2014 Prix de West Show and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum The 41st annual Prix de West art show is fast approaching, and Sedona, Arizona, artist Curt Walters is ready. Prix de West, a...
Transitions
8" x 16" Oil on Canvas Board
Gathos Reawakening
48" x 72" Oil on Linen Canvas The light is breaking after an early December storm, and bathes Zoroaster temple complex, seen from Yaki Point. The name for this grouping of temples derives from ancient Persian mythology. The song-like quality of the light and the...
Contradictions
Eiteljorg Road, Taos
10" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board This painting will be a featured work of Curt's at the 2013 Prix de West Show and Sale. To learn more about the event, please visit this page.
First Touch of Winter
28" x 54" Oil on Canvas Sedona has been my home for 35 years, and I have yet to grow tired of the beauty that surrounds me there. First Touch of Winter was painted when the first snow of the season dotted the tops of the cliffs. As the storm passed, the evening light...
November Wind
28" x 22" This painting will be a featured work of Curt's at the 2013 Prix de West Show and Sale. To learn more about the event, please visit this page.
Curt Walters Travels to Prix de West for 2013 Show and Sale
The 40th annual Prix de West art show is fast approaching, and Sedona, Arizona, artist Curt Walters is ready. A staple of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Prix de West will run from June 7 - August 4, 2013. Walters, now in his...
2012 Prix de West Show and Sale
Artist Curt Walters, "Master of the Grand Canyon," will return to the Prix de West invitational for his 15th year. The public show takes place at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The show begins June 8th, running through...
After the Catch: Puerto Penasco
20" x 30" Oil on Canvas This work was one of the selections at the 2012 Prix de West show and sale in Oklahoma City.
Walters Wins Buyer’s Choice at Prix de West, 2011
Master Artist Curt Walters has received the Nona Jean Hulsey Buyers’ Choice Award for his painting “Enigmatic Long House.”
The painting was part of the Prix de West Art Exposition and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Ok on June 11th.
Enigmatic Longhouse
36" x 36" This painting will be featured at the 2011 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma City which runs from June 10th through August 7th.
Nocturne Of Boston Avenue Church, Tulsa
12" x 10" This painting will be featured at the 2011 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma City which runs from June 10th through August 7th.
Aureate Larches Of Macarthur
12" x 12" This painting was featured at the 2011 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma City which runs from June 10th through August 7th.
Deliquescence
36" x 28" This painting holds a special place for me, as it was one of the first paintings of mine to be seen at The National Cowboy Museum’s Prix de West. The title is derived from the fact that while I was painting this scene, on location, the warming of the day...