Mother Bear and Three Cubs
Artist
William Herbert Dunton
(American, 1878 - 1936)
Datec. 1934
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions34 1/8 x 42 inches (86.7 x 106.7 cm)
Frame: 39 1/2 × 47 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (100.3 × 120.7 × 6.4 cm)
Frame: 39 1/2 × 47 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (100.3 × 120.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.21.215
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextLiving in Taos, Dunton had ample opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities. He used his time outdoors to study wildlife and their habits for his art. Late in his career, he stylized his representations, as in Mother Bear and Three Cubs. He abstracted the bears into a pattern of shapes and set them in a simplified, glowing forest scene.
ProvenancePurchased November 8, 1951 through (Joseph Sartor, 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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