California Paintings & American Art
Third-generation dealer buying, selling and consigning important paintings by Edgar Payne, Guy Rose, William Wendt, Granville Redmond, Maynard Dixon and their contemporaries.
Selling a California or Western painting?
We actively seek exceptional paintings from private collections and estates, particularly works dating from approximately 1890–1940. Send a few photographs and we will review your painting personally and in confidence.
Start a confidential reviewCollecting important American paintings?
Explore available works by leading California Impressionist and Western painters, or ask us to locate a specific artist or subject for your collection.
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Expertise, discretion and personal service.
Steven Stern Fine Arts specializes in exceptional Early California, California Impressionist, American Impressionist and 20th-century American paintings.
We advise private collectors, estates, museums and institutions in the acquisition, sale, valuation and private placement of important American art — combining the reach of an online gallery with the trust and scholarship of a traditional one.
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“Fine art is deeply personal. While technology allows us to reach collectors around the world, I believe the strongest relationships are still built face to face, through trust, knowledge, and personal service.”
- ITrusteeHilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
- IIBoard of DirectorsSanta Monica History Museum
- IIIMember, American Art CouncilLos Angeles County Museum of Art
- IVThird-generation dealerFounded by Steven Stern while attending UCLA
Confidential
Every inquiry is handled privately and discreetly, start to finish.
Personal
Steven Stern reviews paintings himself and speaks with you directly.
We travel
We frequently travel to view collections and meet with families and estates.
Purchase or consign
We buy outright or consign, whichever serves you and the painting best.
Paintings we have recently placed
Thinking of selling a California painting?
We welcome confidential inquiries from collectors, estates, families and advisors throughout the United States.
- 1Send photographs
The front and back of the painting, the signature, any labels, and the size.
- 2We review it personally
Steven Stern looks at every submission and contacts you directly.
- 3Choose how to sell
An outright purchase, a consignment, or a private placement.
Notes for collectors and families
What Is My Edgar Payne Painting Worth?
What drives interest in this artist’s work, and how to share your painting with us for review.
What Is My Granville Redmond Painting Worth?
What drives interest in this artist’s work, and how to share your painting with us for review.
What Is My William Wendt Painting Worth?
What drives interest in this artist’s work, and how to share your painting with us for review.
What Is My Maynard Dixon Painting Worth?
What drives interest in this artist’s work, and how to share your painting with us for review.
Visit our other websites to learn more about the artists below
Each site is devoted to a single painter: biography, career highlights and works we have handled.
- Edgar Payne
- Edgar Alwin Payne
- Guy Rose
- Granville Redmond
- Armin Hansen
- William Wendt
- Joseph Kleitsch
- Selden Gile
- William Ritschel
- Maynard Dixon
- Maurice Braun
- Colin Campbell Cooper
- E. Charlton Fortune
- Henrietta Berk
- Joseph Henry Sharp
- Walter Ufer
- Carl Rungius
- Franz Bischoff
- Franz A. Bischoff
- Frank Tenney Johnson
- Western Art