A Dusty Road at Noon in Southwest Texas

Artist Julian Onderdonk (American, 1882 - 1922)

Date1921

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions19 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches (49.5 x 74.9 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.19.14

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]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [3]; 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 C003658, listed as "A Dusty Road at Noon: Southwest Taos" | 3. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark

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