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Frances Ann Lutcher

Artist August Benziger (Swiss, 1867 - 1955)

Datec. 1910

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions58 7/8 × 39 inches (149.5 × 99.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.79.2

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionRectangular shaped; portrait orientation; Frances Ann Lutcher in seated position, dressed in white lace dress holding white flowers; background scene of river; carved gold wooden frame.

Label TextAugust Benziger, Swiss, 1867 – 1955, artist “Frances Ann Lutcher” c. 1910, oil on canvas 58 7/8 x 39 inches (149.5 x 99.1 cm) The W.H. Stark House, Orange, Texas Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965 31.79.2

ProvenanceBy 1921 W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1][2][3]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Possibly owned by Frances Ann and Henry Jacob Lutcher and then inherited by Miriam Lutcher Stark | 2. Visible in the historic photographs of the W.H. Stark House | 3. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 169 entry 1.

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