The Rendezvous, Oregon

Artist William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878 - 1936)

Datec.1911

Mediumpencil and watercolor on Juniata writing paper

Dimensions6 1/2 × 6 3/4 inches (16.5 × 17.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.21.310

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextIn 1911, Dunton made a trip to the West from the New York City area where he worked as an illustrator. He made this watercolor sketch, inspired by a scene in Oregon. He portrayed cowboys waiting for a “Rendezvous” near a hitching post. He called the cowboys "Buccaros," a term usually spelled “buckaroos.” This word comes from the Spanish word for cowboy, “vaquero.” Dunton’s sketch is loosely painted, yet it is a complete composition. The artist possibly planned to make a large oil painting. A few years after this trip, Dunton moved permanently to the West.

ProvenancePurchased May 11, 1942 through (Joseph Sartor, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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