William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) , The Vidette--Custer Trooper | Christie's
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William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936)
Property from the collection of Captain Richard S. Rogers, U.S. Navy, Ret.
William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936)

The Vidette--Custer Trooper

Price realised USD 326,500
Estimate
USD 250,000 – USD 350,000
Closed: 16 May 2012
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William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936)

The Vidette--Custer Trooper

Price realised USD 326,500
Closed: 16 May 2012
Price realised USD 326,500
Closed: 16 May 2012
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William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936)
The Vidette--Custer Trooper
signed and dated 'W. Herbert Dunton/© 1914' (lower right)--inscribed with title (on a label affixed to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
32¼ x 25¼ in. (82 x 64.1 cm.)
Provenance
Sale: Panhandle Cattlemen's Association Convention, El Paso, Texas, Paintings of the Old West, 1914, no. 13.
[With]E. Milch Galleries, New York.
Mrs. Joseph A. Rogers, El Paso, Texas, acquired from the above, 1915.
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
A. Johnson, Southwest Art Magazine, October 1983, p. 84, illustrated (as The Vidette).
J. Schimmel, The Art and Life of W. Herbert Dunton, 1878-1936, Austin, Texas, 1984, pp. 155-56, 222.
Exhibited
New York, E. Milch Galleries, Exhibition of Paintings by W. Herbert Dunton of the Old West, February 9-21, 1914, no. 12 (as The Vidette).

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