Cliff Watched Her Out of Sight and Deep within Him His Secret Glowed
Date1928
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 40 inches (76.8 x 101.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1984
Object number31.217.1
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextZane Grey’s novel The Shepherd of Guadaloupe revolves around two feuding families in New Mexico, the Forrests and the Lundeens. This painting illustrated the serialization in Collier’s magazine. At this point in the story Clifton Forrest watched as Virginia Lundeen, “who looked and rode like a cowgirl,” drove horses through town. His secret was that Virginia had become his wife.
ProvenanceWalter A. Kmiec, Lexington, Virgina; purchased June 4, 1984 through (Sotheby's, New York, New York) by Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; accessioned to Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Sotheby's New York, New York, Important American Paintings, Drawing and Sculpture, May 31, 1984, Sale 5190, Lot 138
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