Moonlight, Green Landscape
Artist
Ralph Albert Blakelock
(American, 1847 - 1919)
Mediumoil on wood with attached wood lattice
Dimensions15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number31.39.7
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionVertical oil painting with green hues depicting dark trees between which can be seen a light green colored moon. There is a small light area in the foreground suggestive of a pond reflecting the moon.ProvenancePurchased October 17, 1938 through (Joseph Sartor Galleries, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965] with funds from W.H. Stark Estate; Nita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned August 31, 2005 to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark.
| 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the Second Floor Living Room, Page C003658, listed as "Moonlight"
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