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Taos in October

Artist William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878 - 1936)

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions14 × 14 inches (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
Frame: 21 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (54 × 54 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number31.21.395

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionSmall square oil painting depicting autumn foliage. Low sagebrush cover the foreground. Two brown cows stand in the left of the image. Yellow, green, and gold trees occupy the majority of the painting.

Label TextIn the latter part of his career, Dunton painted landscapes that were based on nature, but abstracted. In Taos in October, the autumn trees and the sagebrush are organic shapes that form patterns on the canvas. Tucked in the picture are two cows. The light falling on one of the cows creates orange highlights that echo shades of orange in the trees. Dunton created an idyllic scene.

ProvenancePurchased by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark

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