Lot 38
  • 38

William Herbert Dunton 1878 - 1936

Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
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Description

  • William Herbert Dunton
  • On the Old Plains
  • signed Dunton, l.r. and inscribed On the Old Plains by W. Herbert Dunton on backing 
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 by 20 in.
  • (40.6 by 50.8 cm)

Provenance

Mrs. S.I. Munger, Dallas, Texas
By descent in the family to the present owner

Exhibited

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Vandever Department Store Galleries, January-February 1925
El Paso, Texas, Hotel Paso del Norte, March 1926
Galveston, Texas, YWCA, March-April 1926
Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth Art Museum in the Carnegie Public Library, April 1926
Wichita, Kansas, Wichita Junior College, February 1927

Literature

Julie Schimmel, The Art and Life of W. Herbert Dunton, 1878-1936, Austin, Texas, 1984, pp. 158-160, 165, 234

Condition

Very good condition, unlined. Under UV: fine.
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