Julian Onderdonk
Sunlight and Shadow

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Artist Julian Onderdonk (American, 1882–1922)American, 1882–1922

CultureAmerican

Titles

Sunlight and Shadow

Date1910

PlaceTexas, United States

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 16 × 24 in. (40.6 × 61 cm)
Frame: 23 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (59.7 × 80 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Houston Art League, the George M. Dickson Bequest

Object numberAL.2

Not on view

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Department

American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceCollection of George M. Dickson, Houston, Texas, until donated to the museum by bequest in 1919.
Exhibition HistoryCity of Houston, Office of the Mayor, 3 April 1978 "for an indefinite period of time"

"on loan for display in the State Capitol Building for one year", Texas State Capitol Building, Austin, TX, March 27,1987–March 26, 1991.

"Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.

"Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets and Beyond," Dallas Museum of Art, March 23–July 20, 2008; Witte Museum, San Antonio, September 18, 2008–January 11, 2009; Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas, February 10–May 24, 2009.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

Assistant Republican Leader's Suite, United States Capitol, Washingto, DC, June 10, 2015–June 10, 2016
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed recto lower left: "Julian Onderdonk"

Brass plaques on the frame:
"J. Onderdonk.____ / ____ Sunlight and Shadow."
"BEQUEST OF / GEORGE M. DICKSON"

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