Romaldita on Saddle

Artist William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878 - 1936)

Mediumoil on canvas board

Dimensions10 1/4 x 8 inches (26 x 20.3 cm)
Frame: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 inches (29.8 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.21.119

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionStudy No. 100

Label TextThe young woman who posed for this study modeled for several paintings by Dunton. She also played a role in his home. According to the artist’s children, the young woman did housework for the divorced artist. The children remembered her name as Betty, but did not remember her last name. Dunton called her Romaldita in titles and inscriptions. Is there more to this story? Only the paintings remain.

ProvenancePurchased 1942 from (Joseph Sartor Galleries, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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