The Faithful Ponies
Artist
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
(American, 1874 - 1952)
Date1918
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 40 inches (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
Frame: 37 1/4 × 47 1/8 × 3 inches (94.6 × 119.7 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 37 1/4 × 47 1/8 × 3 inches (94.6 × 119.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LinePartial Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965 and Partial Gift of Nelda C. Stark, 1973
Object number31.24.25
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextBerninghaus created a scene of respite in the Old West. Saddled ponies wait outside a false-fronted building. The square façade indicates a commercial building, like a saloon. The depiction of falling snow and the muted colors create a chill. Berninghaus painted the warm glow of firelight shining through windows to create a contrast. The ponies remain so faithful to their riders that they wait without being tied. Berninghaus created a wistful view of the West of the past with its resting place and faithful ponies. Connect with Robert von Sternberg’s Silvas Oil Company, Ventura, California.
ProvenancePurchased May 24, 1957 through (Joseph Sartor, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; ½ interest bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; remaining ½ interest gifted June 15, 1973 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation by Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nelda C. Stark until his death at which point his ½ interest was bequeathed to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.
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Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus