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WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936)
Lot 256 PROPERTY FROM THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY

WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936)

Cowboy on a Grey Horse

Closed18 January 2024

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WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936)
Cowboy on a Grey Horse
signed 'Dunton' (lower right)
oil and charcoal on canvas laid down on board
11 ¼ x 11 ½ in. (28.6 x 29.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1925.

The artist.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, (probably) acquired from the above, 1926.
Estate of the above.
Nelson Rockefeller, acquired from the above, 1961.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work may be a preparatory study for Dunton's McMullin, Guide in the collection of the Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas.