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

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  • William Herbert Dunton, The Prospector, from the Westerner Series, 1931
    Mar. 13, 2025

    William Herbert Dunton, The Prospector, from the Westerner Series, 1931

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) The Prospector, from the Westerner Series, 1931 lithograph inscribed in plate lower right: Dunton of Taos titled and inscribed lower left: The Prospector / Model: Bill Woods, No.24 signed and dated lower right: W. Herbert Dunton, '31 / "Westerner" Series.

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) Trouble 29 x 19 1/4 in. framed 34 x 24 in.
    Dec. 19, 2024

    William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) Trouble 29 x 19 1/4 in. framed 34 x 24 in.

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936) Trouble signed and dated 'W. Herbert Dunton / 1910' (lower center) and titled (on the presentation plaque) oil on canvas laid to board 29 x 19 1/4 in. framed 34 x 24 in.

    Bonhams
  • William Herbert Dunton, On the Mesa, ca. 1916
    Nov. 09, 2024

    William Herbert Dunton, On the Mesa, ca. 1916

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) On the Mesa, ca. 1916 oil on canvas signed lower left: W. Herbert Dunton This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works by W. Herbert Dunton being compiled by Michael R. Grauer

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series
    May. 17, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series

    Est: $1,200 - $1,500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series. Framed dimensions 21" x 17", unframed dimensions 14.75" x 11.75".

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl
    May. 17, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl

    Est: $850 - $1,000

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl. Framed dimensions 20.5" x 17", unframed dimensions 14" x 10.5". c.1930.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Taos Indian
    May. 17, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Taos Indian

    Est: $300 - $500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Taos Indian. 17.5" x 12.5" unframed.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Pioneer
    May. 17, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Pioneer

    Est: $1,200 - $1,500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Old Pioneer. 22" x 17.25" framed, 21.5" x 17" unframed.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • William H. Dunton, "Night Pueblo"
    Apr. 13, 2024

    William H. Dunton, "Night Pueblo"

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    William H. Dunton (1878-1936), "Night Pueblo", Oil on board, Signed lower right

    Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC
  • William Herbert Dunton, The Bronco Buster, 1931
    Mar. 13, 2024

    William Herbert Dunton, The Bronco Buster, 1931

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    William Herbert Dunton (1878 - 1936) The Bronco Buster, 1931 lithograph graphite titled lower left: The Bronco Buster, No. 26 . graphite inscribed lower center: "Cattle Land" Series. © graphite signed and dated lower right: W. Herbert Dunton, ‘31 graphite signed in plate lower right: Dunton / of / Taos

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl
    Feb. 02, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl

    Est: $850 - $1,000

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Taos Pueblo Indian Girl. Framed dimensions 20.5" x 17", unframed dimensions 14" x 10.5". c.1930.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Bronco Buster No. 5 Cattle Land Series
    Feb. 02, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Bronco Buster No. 5 Cattle Land Series

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Bronco Buster No. 5 Cattle Land Series. Framed dimensions 21" x 17", unframed dimensions 15" x 10.5". c.1931.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series
    Feb. 02, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series

    Est: $1,200 - $1,500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Texas Bronc Twister Model Van Price No. 5 Southwestern Series. Framed dimensions 21" x 17", unframed dimensions 14.75" x 11.75".

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Heart of the West Series 'Elk #89'
    Feb. 02, 2024

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Heart of the West Series 'Elk #89'

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936) - Heart of the West Series 'Elk #89'. Framed dimensions 21" x 17", unframed dimensions 20" x 15.5". c.1933.

    Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction
  • WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) - Cowboy on a Grey Horse
    Jan. 18, 2024

    WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) - Cowboy on a Grey Horse

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) Cowboy on a Grey Horse oil and charcoal on canvas laid down on board 11 ¼ x 11 ½ in. (28.6 x 29.2 cm.)

    Christie's
  • WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) - Cowboy and a Packhorse
    Jan. 18, 2024

    WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) - Cowboy and a Packhorse

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (1878-1936) Cowboy and a Packhorse oil on paperboard 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) - Taos Landscape
    Dec. 03, 2023

    William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) - Taos Landscape

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) - Southwestern Landscape (Field Sketch for Sunset in the Foothills) Signed ‘Dunton’ bottom left; also pencil inscribed 'by herbert [sic]/Dunton' verso, oil on canvas laid down to board 5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3cm) Executed circa 1920s. Provenance The Artist. Acquired directly from the above. Ruth and Charles Reynolds, Reynolds Gallery, Taos, New Mexico. By descent in the Reynolds Family. Jody Reynolds Kirberger, Talisman Gallery, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Acquired directly from the above in 1985. Collection of Dr. Edward Wade, Sedona, Arizona. Lot Essay The present work relates to (and is likely a field sketch for) Sunset in the Foothills, one of Dunton's last important works. Larger versions of Sunset are privately held (see Bonhams sale of April 8, 2008, lot 176) and in the permanent collection of the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas. These sketches, typically small in scale, are among the most decorative and abstract of Dunton's late-career output. 

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • W. HERBERT DUNTON "BRONCO BUSTER NO. 26" LITHOGRAPH
    Nov. 12, 2023

    W. HERBERT DUNTON "BRONCO BUSTER NO. 26" LITHOGRAPH

    Est: -

    W. Herbert (Buck) Dunton (1878 - 1936) "The Bronco Buster No. 26" (Cattle Land Series) Lithograph on Paper. Inscribed in plate lower right: Dunton of Taos. W. Herbert Dunton worked as a ranch hand in his youth. He studied at Cowles Art School in Boston, Massachusetts and briefly at the Art Students League in 1912, the pupil of Joseph de Camp and E L Blumenschein who told Dunton about Taos. In 1912, Dunton opened his summer studio in Taos. He was invited to join Blumenschein, Sharp, Couse, Phillips, and Berninghaus in the formation of the Taos Society of Artists. His works are held by many important museums and collections including the Amon Carter Museum, the Anschutz Collection, Witte Memorial Museum, and the White House. Artist: W. Herbert Dunton Title: "Bronco Buster No. 26" Medium: Lithograph on Paper Circa/Year: 1931 Signature Type: Pencil Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 15.25" x 10.625" Image Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1767

    Bradford's
  • W. H Dunton Watercolor Painting
    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.', '...
    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. 1930s
    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, 1928
    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).
    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 Cubs
    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 | Hindman
  • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) Heart of the Wilderness, Elk
    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 | Hindman
  • William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878–1936) Grizzly Bear
    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 rchatroux@freemansauction.com

    Freeman's
  • William Herbert 'Buck' Dunton (1878-1936); On the Great Plains and Heart of the Wilderness, from Heart of the West Series;
    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)
    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.)
    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 1905
    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.
    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), 1931
    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
  • ACCLAIMED WESTERN ARTIST WILLIAM HERBERT "BUCK"
    May. 08, 2022

    ACCLAIMED WESTERN ARTIST WILLIAM HERBERT "BUCK"

    Est: $6,000 - $10,000

    DUNTON (AMERICAN, 1878-1936) PAIR OF PAINTINGS: "BRAGGING THE CLAIM" & "STEALING THE CLAIM". Pair of Dunton signature grayscale black & white oil on canvas depictions of a gold miner’s story, both 30” x 20” and painted as pair. Both have full signatures and dated 1906. William Herbert “Buck” Dunton (1878-1936) was one of the original members of Taos Society of Artists, who maintains reputation for unique consistent style, most of his work is institutionalized, and paintings highly sought. This unique pair will compliment any collection. 1) “BRAGGING THE CLAIM” Jubilant miner has made it rich buying drinks in saloon with cowboys, bartender and cowboys crowd around eyeing the pile of gold nuggets laid out on bar: 2) "STEALING THE CLAIM". Our miner is walking back to his camp with coffee pot after filling with water to find 2 cowboys from the bar waiting for him, one brandishing a Winchester rifle, their horses grazing in background. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: conservation report from Gratz Gallery of Doylestown, PA. NOTE: Dunton was born on a farm near Augusta, Maine. When he was a youngster, Dunton spent much time roaming the woods & fields around Augusta w/ a gun & sketchbook. At the age of 16, he was already selling drawings & stories of the outdoor life in Maine to local newspapers & even the Boston Globe. Later, he became a famous American illustrator & a renowned painter at the art colony located in Taos, New Mexico. He is most known for scenes of the untamed West & for his illustrations for noted Western author, Zane Grey. CONDITION: fine as conserved on new stretchers, relined with minor in-painting, read detailed conservation with excellent before & after detailed photos. PROVENANCE: Removed directly from a printing house in lower Manhattan, descended thru the family. (02-15621 & 02-15622/JS). $6,000-10,000.

    Poulin Antiques & Auctions
  • William Herbert Dunton, The Bronc Twister Mug
    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 Etching
    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.)
    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.)
    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), 1905
    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), 1931
    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 Litho
    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, 1930
    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" W
    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."
    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
  • William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) - The Night Guard
    Nov. 20, 2019

    William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) - The Night Guard

    Est: $80,000 - $120,000

    William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936) The Night Guard oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)

    Christie's
  • W. Herbert Dunton, Untitled (Cowboy)
    Jun. 15, 2019

    W. Herbert Dunton, Untitled (Cowboy)

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Untitled (Cowboy)

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Gene Kloss | Pueblo Landscape
    May. 31, 2019

    Gene Kloss | Pueblo Landscape

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    Artist: Gene Kloss | 1903-1996 NA Title: Pueblo Landscape Signed l/r: Kloss Media: Watercolor on paper Dimensions: 12 by 20 inches

    Altermann Galleries
  • William Herbert Dunton | Mountain Landscape (desc)
    May. 31, 2019

    William Herbert Dunton | Mountain Landscape (desc)

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Artist: William Herbert Dunton | 1878-1936 TSA Title: Mountain Landscape (desc) Signed u/l: Dunton Media: Oil on canvas panel Dimensions: 5 by 7 1/2 inches

    Altermann Galleries
  • WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (AMERICAN, 1878-1936).
    May. 05, 2019

    WILLIAM HERBERT DUNTON (AMERICAN, 1878-1936).

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Oil on Canvas. Western Chase Scene. Signed lower left. From a Pearl River, NY collection.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • W. HERBERT DUNTON Chromolithograph
    Mar. 16, 2019

    W. HERBERT DUNTON Chromolithograph

    Est: $400 - $800

    Old chromolithograph print of a cowboy on a bucking horse (bronco) with a woman on a horse in the background, likely a spec piece for an advertisement. Titled "Broncho Buster" and signed W. Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936) in the plate. Measures 27" x 13".

    Blackwell Auctions LLC
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