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Painter, Illustrator, Lithographer, b. 1878 - d. 1936

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      • W. H Dunton Watercolor Paintingsold
        Jun. 24, 2023

        W. H Dunton Watercolor Painting

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        A vintage watercolor painting by William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878 - 1936) depicting a Native American holding a bow with a quiver of arrows on his back. Signed in lower right. Presented in a wooden frame behind a burgundy mat. Sight: 8.5" x 4.25

        Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
      • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) A Group of Portraits A group of 4 lithographs on various wove paper, signed in pencil, each titled and dated, 'Model: Van Price. No. 69.', 'Model: Corn Weeds. No. 73.', 'Model: Chapman Ballard. No. 52.', '...sold
        Apr. 26, 2023

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) A Group of Portraits A group of 4 lithographs on various wove paper, signed in pencil, each titled and dated, 'Model: Van Price. No. 69.', 'Model: Corn Weeds. No. 73.', 'Model: Chapman Ballard. No. 52.', '...

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) A Group of Portraits A group of 4 lithographs on various wove paper, signed in pencil, each titled and dated, 'Model: Van Price. No. 69.', 'Model: Corn Weeds. No. 73.', 'Model: Chapman Ballard. No. 52.', 'Model: Bill Woods. No. 74.' respectively, with margins, each framed. Titles and dates include: Texas Bronc Twister, from the Southwestern Series, 1930; Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), from Southwestern Series, 1931; The Old Pioneer, from the Old Timer Series, 1931; The Prospector, from the Southwestern Series, 1931 (4)

        Bonhams
      • William Herbert Dunton, The First Snow - Mule Deer, ca. 1930ssold
        Mar. 16, 2023

        William Herbert Dunton, The First Snow - Mule Deer, ca. 1930s

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) The First Snow - Mule Deer, ca. 1930s lithograph, edition 100 of 100 inscribed in plate: Dunton of Taos titled and editioned in graphite lower left: The First Snow / Mule Deer - No. 100 graphite signed and inscribed lower right: W. Herbert Dunton / "Heart of the West" Series.

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • William Herbert Dunton, Texas Cow Hand, 1928sold
        Mar. 15, 2023

        William Herbert Dunton, Texas Cow Hand, 1928

        Est: $600 - $900

        William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) Texas Cow Hand, 1928 lithograph, edition 51 of 100 inscribed in plate lower left: Dunton of Taos titled and inscribed in graphite lower left: Texas Cow Hand / Model: Van Price inscribed and signed in graphite lower right: To my friend / Duane Van Vechten / from / W. Herbert Dunton / Sept 27th, 1930 editioned and dated in graphite lower right: "Westerner Series" / 5-1-100, Aug 29th, '28

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • W. HERBERT (BUCK) DUNTON (AMERICAN,1878-1936).sold
        Jan. 22, 2023

        W. HERBERT (BUCK) DUNTON (AMERICAN,1878-1936).

        Est: $300 - $500

        "Heart of the Wilderness, Elk No.19" from Heart of the West Series. Lithograph. Pencil signed, titled and dated in the lower margin. Plate signed in image lower right. From a Rockland County, NY collection.

        Clarke Auction Gallery
      • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) The Mountain Mother, Black Bear and Cubssold
        Dec. 06, 2022

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) The Mountain Mother, Black Bear and Cubs

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) The Mountain Mother, Black Bear and Cubs 1931, "Heart of the West" series, pencil signed and dated bottom right, signed in stone bottom right 'Dunton/of/Taos', titled and numbered bottom left, with wide margins. Lithograph on Rives paper. Image size: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4cm) Sheet size: 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (41.3 x 28.6cm) [Schimmel, 233] Provenance Private Collection, New Jersey. In overall good condition. Inscribed on mat board "To my good friend/Cliff C. Jones/June 28th, 1935,/Buck Dunton". Sheet has been lightly toned with time. Soil spots present in the left margin hidden under the mat. Some foxing present in the lower right margin. Frame: 22 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.

        Freeman's
      • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Heart of the Wilderness, Elksold
        Dec. 06, 2022

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Heart of the Wilderness, Elk

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Heart of the Wilderness, Elk "Heart of the West" series, pencil signed bottom right, signed in stone bottom right 'Dunton/of/Taos', titled and numbered bottom left, with wide margins. Lithograph on Rives paper. Image size: 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (29.8 x 25.1cm) Sheet size: 19 x 16 in. (48.3 x 40.6cm) [Schimmel, 232] Provenance Private Collection, New Jersey. In overall good condition. Inscribed on mat board "To my good friend/Bessie Jones/June 28th, '35/Buck Dunton". Sheet has been lightly toned with time. Small spot of soiling present in left margin but hidden under mat. Two small raised dents present in left margin. Frame: 22 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.

        Freeman's
      • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878–1936) Grizzly Bearsold
        Dec. 04, 2022

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878–1936) Grizzly Bear

        Est: $30,000 - $50,000

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878–1936) Grizzly Bear Signed 'Dunton' bottom right; also pencil titled verso, oil on board 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (26.4 x 21.3cm) Provenance Private Collection, New Jersey. Note We wish to thank Mr. Michael R. Grauer for confirming the authenticity of the present work, which will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the Artist's work. A letter of authenticity written by Mr. Grauer will accompany the Lot. For Maine-born, Art Students League-trained artist and outdoorsman, W. Herbert Dunton, the American West promised a near-inexhaustible supply of rich and varied subject matter. Following a successful career as an illustrator—for Collier’s, Harper’s Weekly and Cosmopolitan, and for adventure novels by the likes of Zane Gray, Harold Bindloss and Alfred Henry Lewis—“Buck,” as he would come to be known, had taken up painting in earnest by the mid-1910s. From his studio in northern New Mexico, and alongside his Taos Society of Artists colleagues, Dunton trained his eye on cowboy culture, the region’s unique landscape, atmosphere and inhabitants, and its distinctive wildlife. Bears, in addition to deer and elk, figured prominently into the mature phase of Dunton’s career—a roughly decade-long span that would also see him soften his attitude towards hunting. According to Michael R. Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and author of the forthcoming Raisonné of the artist’s work, Dunton “mainly made ‘dry-hunts’” throughout the late 1920s and 30s, preferring instead to “’take’ game with a thumb-box of oil paints and small canvas panels.” Grizzly Bear, the result of one such outing, is an exemplar of Dunton’s highly-decorative, highly sought-after late style. Moreover, it, in part, reinforces the artist’s preoccupation with grizzly bears—a subject he hadn’t explored since Grizzly Bear on Rock in 1909. The wildlife of the American West had long stoked Dunton’s imagination. In one of the artist’s many unpublished manuscripts, he confessed: “Bear! How my heart leaped and my pulse quickened as I sat, motionless and agape, drinking in those weird tales of an ancient past. For, to me, a bear seemed to belong to those bygone years of the screaming panther and skulking Indian with his war whoop and bloody tomahawk.” The present lot, featuring a mother grizzly and cubs against a tapestry of early-autumn Aspens, is generous in both natural beauty and nostalgia. Its rich palette and stylized forms belie a West that was all too quickly disappearing. Dunton, in works like Grizzly Bear, endeavored to preserve the life and landscape he cherished—in his words, “to hand down to posterity a bit of the unadulterated real thing.” Situating his bears within a forested interior, he abandons strict naturalism in favor of rhythmic lines, patterning, and silhouette. Both fresh-to-market and museum-caliber, Grizzly Bear occupies pride of place within Dunton’s body of work and the history of western art. One of the founders of the esteemed Taos Society of Artists­—whose paintings, collectively, contributed to a mythology of the American West and its wildlife—Dunton’s affections for the region, and his commitment to documenting it with accuracy and sensitivity, arguably surpassed that of his colleagues. Grizzly Bear, housed in its original Newcomb-Macklin frame, dates to an important period. In both oil paintings and prints, bears figured prominently into the twilight of Dunton’s career. (At the time of his death, Crest of the Rockies, Grizzly, was being prepared by the New York lithography firm of George C. Miller.) The present work, uncommon in its depiction of a sow and cubs, is among Dunton’s most captivating late paintings, a companion to Black Bears (Denver Art Museum, c. 1927), Mother Bear and Three Cubs (Stark Museum of Art, c. 1934), and Out of the Shadows (n.d., Stark Museum of Art). In excellent original condition with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. Frame: 16 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. To request additional information, please email Raphaël Chatroux at [email protected]

        Freeman's
      • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936); On the Great Plains and Heart of the Wilderness, from Heart of the West Series;sold
        Nov. 01, 2022

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936); On the Great Plains and Heart of the Wilderness, from Heart of the West Series;

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) On the Great Plains and Heart of the Wilderness, from Heart of the West Series, 1932; 1933 Two lithographs on wove paper, each signed in pencil, titled, dated, annotated 'Prong Horn Antelope' and 'Elk.' respectively, numbered 'No. 54-100.' and 'No. 98' respectively, with margins, each framed. 11 3/4 x 10 in. (29.8 x 25.4 cm.) each framed 25 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (64.8 x 57.2 cm.)

        Bonhams
      • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936); A Group of Portraits; (5)sold
        Nov. 01, 2022

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936); A Group of Portraits; (5)

        Est: $2,500 - $3,500

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) A Group of Portraits, 1931 A group of 5 lithographs on various wove paper, four signed in pencil, each titled and dated, annotated 'Knew Bert and his posse, Clay Allison and other early western characters...', 'Model: Van Price. No. 69.', 'Model: Corn Weeds. No. 73.', 'Model: Chapman Ballard. No. 52.', 'Model: Bill Woods. No. 74.' respectively, with margins, each framed. Titles and dates include: The Old Timer (Harry R. Leatherman), from the Southwest Series, 1929; Texas Bronc Twister, from the Southwestern Series, 1930; Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), from Southwestern Series, 1931; The Old Pioneer, from the Old Timer Series, 1931; The Prospector, from the Southwestern Series, 1931 (5) various sizes

        Bonhams
      • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) J-D Outfit 30 x 20 in. framed 40 x 30 in. (Painted circa 1906.)sold
        Nov. 01, 2022

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) J-D Outfit 30 x 20 in. framed 40 x 30 in. (Painted circa 1906.)

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) J-D Outfit signed, titled and inscribed 'W. Herbert Dunton / J-D Outfit / Montana' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 x 20 in. framed 40 x 30 in. Painted circa 1906.

        Bonhams
      • Cowboy Print by W. Herburt Dunton 1905sold
        Aug. 20, 2022

        Cowboy Print by W. Herburt Dunton 1905

        Est: $50 - $75

        Vintage Cowboy Print by W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936). Depicting cowboy herding a steer, 1905. Framed under glass. 10 X 13 inches overall.

        Burley Auction Gallery
      • W. HERBERT ("BUCK") DUNTON (1878-1936) A hasty retreat.sold
        Jun. 09, 2022

        W. HERBERT ("BUCK") DUNTON (1878-1936) A hasty retreat.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        W. HERBERT ("BUCK") DUNTON (1878-1936) A hasty retreat. Illustration for an unidentified story. Oil on canvas. 510x360 mm; 20x14 inches. Signed and dated "W. Herbert Dunton `07" in lower right. On original stretcher with remnant of caption glued to one side.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • William Herbert Dunton, Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931sold
        May. 27, 2022

        William Herbert Dunton, Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931 lithograph, graphite on paper signed in stone lower left: Dunton / of / Taos titled and inscribed lower left: Taos Pueblo Indian Girl / Model: Corn Weeds, No. 86. pencil signed and dated lower right: W. Hubert Dunton, '31. / Southwestern Series / by V.E. Dunton

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • William Herbert Dunton, The Bronc Twister Mugsold
        Dec. 11, 2021

        William Herbert Dunton, The Bronc Twister Mug

        Est: $2,000 - $5,000

        Early 20th century; American Belleek china mug with cowboy scene "The Bronc Twister by W. Herbert Dunton"for the Salmagundi Literary and Arts Society, of New York, 6 in. H., 4 1/2 in. Diam.

        Alex Cooper
      • W. Herbert Dunton Portrait Petra Etchingsold
        Nov. 03, 2021

        W. Herbert Dunton Portrait Petra Etching

        Est: $400 - $600

        W. Herbert (Buck) Dunton (1878-1936). Etching on paper titled "Petra, Saint Domingo Pueblo" depicting a portrait of a young girl. The etching is titled along the lower left and signed along the lower right.

        Revere Auctions
      • William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Delivering the Mail 30 x 25in framed 39 1/2 x 34 1/2in (Painted circa 1915.)sold
        Aug. 04, 2021

        William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Delivering the Mail 30 x 25in framed 39 1/2 x 34 1/2in (Painted circa 1915.)

        Est: $150,000 - $250,000

        William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Delivering the Mail signed 'W. Herbert Dunton' (lower left) oil on canvas 30 x 25in framed 39 1/2 x 34 1/2in Painted circa 1915. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Blackfeet Indians moving to the Buffalo Range 12 x 16in framed 15 x 19in (Painted circa 1916-1920.)sold
        Feb. 26, 2021

        William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Blackfeet Indians moving to the Buffalo Range 12 x 16in framed 15 x 19in (Painted circa 1916-1920.)

        Est: $60,000 - $80,000

        William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Blackfeet Indians moving to the Buffalo Range signed 'W. Herbert Dunton' (lower right) and titled on a typed artist label (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 12 x 16in framed 15 x 19in Painted circa 1916-1920. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • W. Herbert Dunton, Untitled (Forest Stream), 1905sold
        Nov. 14, 2020

        W. Herbert Dunton, Untitled (Forest Stream), 1905

        Est: $7,000 - $10,000

        W. Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) Untitled (Forest Stream), 1905 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: W. Herbert Dunton / '05 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.10 cm.), Frame: 29 x 22 x 1 1/2 in. (73.66 x 55.88 x 3.81 cm.)

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • W. Herbert Dunton, Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931sold
        Nov. 14, 2020

        W. Herbert Dunton, Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) Taos Pueblo Indian Girl (Corn Weeds), 1931 lithograph signed in stone lower left: Dunton / of / Taos titled and inscribed lower left: Taos Pueblo Indian Girl / Model: Corn Weeds, No. 14. signed and dated lower right: W. Hubert Dunton, '31. / Southwestern Series 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.83 x 27.94 cm.), Frame: 23 3/4 x 20 x 1 1/8 in. (60.33 x 50.80 x 2.86 cm.)

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Signed Lithosold
        Sep. 19, 2020

        William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) Signed Litho

        Est: -

        On paper. Pencil Signed in the plate ‘Dunton of Taos’, signed lower right corner V.E. Dunton, titled lower left ‘the old Pioneer‘ model: Chapman Ballard no. 69 inscribed lower right W. Herbert Dunton ‘31 ‘old timer’ series. Still in original shrink wrap. Measures approximately 21in x 16in. Nr12570 ad

        EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
      • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Old Taos Pueblo Indian Man, number 35, 1930sold
        Jun. 04, 2020

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Old Taos Pueblo Indian Man, number 35, 1930

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Old Taos Indian Pueblo Man, lithograph, signed W. Herbert Dunton and dated (lower right) and titled and numbered (lower left) 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

        Hindman
      • W. Herbert Dunton, (1878-1936 Taos, NM), Mexican Vaqueros roping Brown Bears, Oil on canvas laid to board, 34" H x 50.5" Wsold
        May. 17, 2020

        W. Herbert Dunton, (1878-1936 Taos, NM), Mexican Vaqueros roping Brown Bears, Oil on canvas laid to board, 34" H x 50.5" W

        Est: $300,000 - $500,000

        W. Herbert Dunton (1878-1936 Taos, NM) Mexican Vaqueros roping Brown Bears Oil on canvas laid to board Signed and inscribed lower right: W. Herbert Dunton, Hacienda San Jose de Babicora, Mexico 34" H x 50.5" W Literature: Charles Scribner's Sons New York, "Scribner's Magazine", Volume L1 January-June, 1912, p. 179, fig. 173A, illustrated. Notes: Taos founder William Herbert "Buck" Dunton's early masterwork featuring Mexican vaquero brothers on horseback in the midst of roping two Mexican grizzly bears (now an extinct species), showcases the artist's lifelong parallel interests in animals and hunting, and his skill and talent at capturing Western action in painting. Foremost Dunton scholar Michael R. Grauer writes in a March 2019 letter about the artist's early interest in the painting's subject, "Dunton began hunting and fishing with his grandfather while still a youngster in the Maine woods, often carrying a sketchpad along with his rod or rifle. He practiced amateur taxidermy and skinned animals whose pelts he hung on the wall of his "den". He wrote and illustrated hunting articles for The Amateur Sportsman, American Rifleman, and National Sportsman magazines, and three unpublished stories on hunting and wildlife…During his first trip west in 1896, he hunted for nearly two yeas supplying meat for ranches" (Grauer, p. 1). That 1896 trip to Montana occurred when Dunton was just 18 years old, and Dunton continued to make a number of trips West between 1896 and 1911, including a first visit to northern Mexico in 1909 and the Chihuahua, Mexico trip in 1910 to Phoebe Apperson Hearst's Babicora Ranch during which the present work was executed. According to Grauer, the execution and style of the vaquero painting shows clear influences of important Western artists Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell. Grauer notes, "Remington depicted Mexican vaqueros as early as 1890. Russell painted a number of scenes of cowboys roping grizzly bears. Moreover, Russell and his close friend painter Philip R. Goodwin often created 'predicament paintings' in which the outcome remains uncertain for the scene depicted. Their mutual friend Dunton also shared their delight in 'predicament paintings'" as seen in the present work (Grauer, p. 1). Dunton explored the subject of vaqueros a number of times in addition to the present painting, even before actually visiting Mexico, and his vaquero subjects appeared on the covers of The Cavalier magazine in March 1909, The Popular Magazine in March 1911, and Collier's Magazine in May 1911 (Grauer, 2). In a 1916 New York Herald article by Gustav Kobbe titled "Down by the Rio Grande - Types of Vaqueros, Peons, Indians, and Sheep Herders as Seen and Painted by American Artists in Mexico," Dunton is quoted describing vaqueros as "marvelously proficient as ropers and riders" (as quoted in J. Schimmel, The Art and Life of W. Herbert Dunton, 1878-1936, University of Texas Press, 1984, p. 23). The present painting was illustrated in color in the February 1912 issue of Scribner's Magazine in F. Warner Robinson's article The New Cattle Country, p. 181, and was captioned, "Fernando roped one of the bears and his brother caught another" (Schimmel, p. 195). Set in high desert country in the Northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, the hazy and muted, painterly background focuses the viewer's attention fully on the central action. Two vaquero brothers demonstrate their significant roping skill as each work to lasso two grizzly bears. The background rider's arm is raised in mid-swing about to rope one grizzly, while the central foreground rider has just successfully heeled his grizzly. The figures' dress and the horse tack and blanket are historically accurate. "[The foreground figure's] saddle shows typical Northern Mexico tapaderos and the same vaquero sports Chihuahua spurs, with their distinctive thick heel band and large, multi-toothed rowel. Both vaqueros wear fairly typical sombreros and the foremost vaquero wears Mexican-style shotgun chaperreras" (Grauer, p. 2). Additionally, the positions and gestures of the foreground figure and his mount emphasize the artist's keen awareness of how a mounted figure might actually heel a bear. "[T]he vaquero on the bay horse has dallied his reata around his saddle horn, thus allowing him to 'play' the rope and now allow him and his horse to be pulled down by the grizzly" (Grauer, p. 2). The forward leaning figure and his rearing horse work in tandem to pull the bear off balance onto his back. This exceptionally rare museum-quality painting, with its ambitious size and forceful subject, has remained in the family of Texas General Homer I. Lewis for many years. It was, by repute, likely purchased directly from the estate of Phoebe Apperson Hearst.

        John Moran Auctioneers
      • SEAFARING WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON. "He saw the body fall off of the seat and into the bottom of the dory."sold
        Dec. 10, 2019

        SEAFARING WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON. "He saw the body fall off of the seat and into the bottom of the dory."

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON. "He saw the body fall off of the seat and into the bottom of the dory." Story illustration for "Frenchie and his Mate" by James B. Connelly, published in Success Magazine, June 1906. Oil on canvas. 460x635 mm; 18x25 inches. Signed "W. Herbert Dunton" and dated [19]06 in lower left image. Framed.

        Swann Auction Galleries
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