Landscape, Cactus in Bloom
Artist
Dawson Dawson-Watson
(English, 1864 - 1939)
Datec. 1930
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions11 × 9 1/8 inches (27.9 × 23.2 cm)
Frame: 14 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (36.8 × 32.4 × 4.4 cm)
Frame: 14 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (36.8 × 32.4 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.81.3
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextDawson Dawson-Watson painted impressionistic landscapes with wildflowers. He especially favored the prickly pear cactus. The artist was born and studied art in England. Later, he settled in San Antonio, Texas. The artist said, “Your bluebonnets are lovely, graceful, but they lack the striking individuality of the cactus. . . . It seems to me that its centuries of blooming in the Texas sun has actually transferred some of the sunshine to the golden cactus flower. For character and color it is the most interesting flower you have.” Texas chose the prickly pear cactus as the state plant in 1995.
ProvenanceH.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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