O. MacLeod (Attributed) – Monumental Western Mountain Landscape With Cowboy, Original Oil on Canvas

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Artist: O. MacLeod (signed lower left; attribution based on signature and stylistic consistency)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: Mid-20th century … Read more Artist: O. MacLeod (signed lower left; attribution based on signature and stylistic consistency)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: Mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1950s)
Subject: Cowboy on horseback with pack animal traversing mountainous Western terrain
Style: American Western realism
Signature: Signed lower left “O. MacLeod”
Framing: Period gilt and carved wood frame with linen liner
Scale: Very large format--canvas is 36" x24" x1


This commanding, large-scale oil painting depicts a lone cowboy navigating a rugged mountain pass, rendered with confident realism and a strong sense of depth and atmosphere. The composition emphasizes elevation, distance, and isolation—hallmarks of classic American Western painting.
The handling of light across the rock faces, the disciplined modeling of the horses, and the restrained, natural palette are consistent with mid-century Western realist traditions. The figure placement creates a compelling narrative of movement and endurance within a vast landscape, aligning the work with collector-recognized Western genre painting rather than purely decorative ranch imagery.
The painting is presented in a substantial period frame that enhances its museum-scale presence and underscores its seriousness as a Western art object.
Works signed O. MacLeod appear in the secondary market associated with mid-20th-century American Western landscape and cowboy imagery. While biographical documentation is limited, paintings bearing this signature are collected for their strong draftsmanship, classic subject matter, and scale. Attribution is made based on signature and stylistic comparison to known works in circulation.
Circa 1940s–1950s
Mid-century American Western oil painting
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