Julian Onderdonk (American, 1882-1922). Afternoon Stroll. Oil on canvas. 14 x 20 inches (35.6 x 50.8 cm). Signed with ps...

Description

Julian Onderdonk (American, 1882-1922)
Afternoon Stroll
Oil on canvas
14 x 20 inches (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
Signed with pseudonym lower right: Chas Turner

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, San Francisco, California.

Both Julian Onderdonk and his father Robert, who was his first teacher, studied at The Arts Student League of New York. He later attended Chase's summer art school at Shinnecock, New York. These formative influences helped Julian refine his work and further develop his own brand of American Impressionism. Onderdonk is often categorized as a Texas artist because of the popularity of his bluebonnets and other breathtaking paintings of the
Texas Hill Country, but that definition is far too narrow-especially when considering the excellence of his New York paintings. As the demand for his work grows, both inside and outside of Texas, his paintings are increasingly recognized as important examples of American Impressionism which transcend any
regional classification..

When Julian was sixteen years old Robert J. Onderdonk, a founding member of the Art Student League of New York, officially became his first art teacher. In 2014, the art world learned Julian, always prolific but perpetually short of funds, used several pseudonyms during his time in New York. In their critically acclaimed book, Julian Onderdonk in New York: The Lost Years, The Lost Paintings, and subsequent exhibition of the same title at the Witte Art Museum in San Antonio, art historians James and Kimel Baker shared years of research documenting Julian's usage of these pseudonyms-most notably "Chas. Turner." Afternoon Stroll is a fine example of "Chas. Turner's" work. It clearly demonstrates the influence of William Merritt Chase, whose paintings often included a small figure dressed in red, meant to draw the viewers eye into the composition.


More information about Julian Onderdonk. See also: Onderdonk, Julian Artist.



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