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The Edge of the Woods
The Edge of the Woods
The Edge of the Woods
Public Domain

The Edge of the Woods

Artist (American, 1882 - 1922)
Mediumoil on board
Dimensions8 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches (21 x 11.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.19.17
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextBorn in San Antonio, Texas, Julian Onderdonk showed an early talent for art. He learned the fundamentals under his father Robert Jenkins Onderdonk. Desiring more training, he went to New York and studied under the influential American painter William Merritt Chase. He returned to his home state and transformed Texas landscape painting.
ProvenanceNita Hill Stark [1890-1939] and H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][1]; by inheritance to her husband H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965][2]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned 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 C003659, listed as "On the Edge of the Woods."
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