Snow in the Rock Quarry
Artist
Julian Onderdonk (American, 1882–1922)American, 1882–1922
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Snow in the Rock Quarry
Date1918
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 12 × 16 1/4 in. (30.5 × 41.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 × 24 × 2 1/4 in. (50.8 × 61 × 5.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 × 24 × 2 1/4 in. (50.8 × 61 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Lora Jean Kilroy Accession Endowment
Object number2019.177
Non exposé
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Department
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Exhibition History"Exhibition of 31 Canvases by Julian Onderdonk," San Antonio, 1920.
"The Canvases of the Celebrated American Artist, Julian Onderdonk," Temple, Texas, 1925.
"Onderdonk Collection," Galveston, 1927.
"Art Unit of Woman’s Forum Presents Onderdonk Collection," Abilene, Texas, 1927.
Milam Art Galleries, San Antonio, 1929.
"Landscapes, Portraits, and Still Life by the late Julian Onderdonk," San Antonio, 1941.
"Important American Paintings and Works from the Estate of Adrienne Onderdonk," Houston, 1976.
"Julian Onderdonk: A Texas Tradition," Amarillo, Texas; Galveston, Texas; Austin; Dallas; Odessa, Texas; Victoria, Texas; McAllen, Texas; Lubbock, Texas, 1985–86.
Published References Steinfeldt, Cecilia. Julian Onderdonk; A Texas Tradition (Amarillo, Texas: Amarillo Art Center, 1985), 46, plate 42. Weilepp, Laura. “Onderdonk Pictures at Milam Gallery Show Artist’s Work Over Entire Period of Painting Career,” San Antonio Express, December 1, 1929. Fisk, Frances Battaile. A History of Texas Artists and Sculptors (Abilene, Texas: privately printed, 1928). Halff, Harry and Elizabeth. Julian Onderdonk: A Catalogue Raisonne (Houston, Texas: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, distributed by Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 962, plate 39. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated, lower right corner: Jan. 11, 1918 / Julian Onderdonk
Verso: Inscribed with the date
Verso: Inscribed with the date
Signed and dated at bottom right corner: Jan. 11. 1918 / Julian Onderdonk
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Catalogue raisonnéHalff, Harry and Elizabeth. Julian Onderdonk: A Catalogue Raisonne (Houston, Texas: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, distributed by Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 962, plate 39.
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