The Faithful Ponies
Artist
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
(American, 1874 - 1952)
Date1918
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 40 inches (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
Frame: 37 1/4 × 47 1/8 × 3 inches (94.6 × 119.7 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 37 1/4 × 47 1/8 × 3 inches (94.6 × 119.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LinePartial Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965 and Partial Gift of Nelda C. Stark, 1973
Object number31.24.25
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextBerninghaus created a scene of respite in the Old West. Saddled ponies wait outside a false-fronted building. The square façade indicates a commercial building, like a saloon. The depiction of falling snow and the muted colors create a chill. Berninghaus painted the warm glow of firelight shining through windows to create a contrast. The ponies remain so faithful to their riders that they wait without being tied. Berninghaus created a wistful view of the West of the past with its resting place and faithful ponies.
ProvenancePurchased May 24, 1957 through (Joseph Sartor, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; ½ interest bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; remaining ½ interest gifted June 15, 1973 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation by Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nelda C. Stark until his death at which point his ½ interest was bequeathed to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.
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Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus