Robert Jenkins Onderdonk Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Jenkins Onderdonk Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 26, 2022
ROBERT J. ONDERDONK (TX, 1852-1917) WATERCOLOR
Est: $800 - $1,200
Framed watercolor painting on paper, Autumn Landscape, initialed lower right RJO (Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Texas, 1852-1917), label verso with Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, sheet secured to mat with old tape, sight: approx 6.25"h, 9.75"w, overall: 14"h, 17.5"w, 2.75lbs Start Price: $600.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Dec. 07, 2021
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (AMERICAN, 1853-1917) TRANQUIL SILENCE
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American, 1853-1917) Tranquil Silence Signed bottom right, oil on canvas (16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm)) Footnote: Exhibited "An American View: The Hosek Collection of American Art," Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas, August 22 - December 20, 2009. Condition report: Frame: 21 3/8 x 25 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 25, 2021
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American 1852-1917) A PAINTING, "Water Carrier - San Pedro Springs," SAN ANTONIO,
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American 1852-1917) A PAINTING, "Water Carrier - San Pedro Springs," SAN ANTONIO, watercolor on paper, unsigned, 6 3/4" x 9 1/4", framed, 14 1/2" x 16 1/4". Note: The work from the prestigious Texas collection of John Steinfeldt, Dean of Texas Pianists, and husband to Cecilia Neuheisel Steinfeldt, First Lady of Texas Art, author of The Onderdonks, A Family of Texas Painters. This view of San Pedro Springs shows a landscape with bridge in the central background and a winding spring. At the left of the painting a small pioneer structure with red roof, and at center a man fills a water barrel that sits atop a mule cart parked in the stream. The present work is a classic San Antonio, Texas view that begs to have a comparison drawn with John Constable's The Hay Wain. Though painted nearly one hundred years apart, the two paintings evoke similar feelings of nostalgia, a longing to return to the simplicity of the past, a celebration of man working in communion with the land, and lush with views of pristine landscape, leaving the viewer to study the Texas landscape colloquially dubbed, "The Texas Hay Wain," with a keen eye. Provenance: Gift from the artist to John Steinfeldt, Houston, Texas
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jun. 07, 2020
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1852-1917) A PAINTING, "Old Mill on the San Antonio River,"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1852-1917) A PAINTING, "Old Mill on the San Antonio River," oil on mahogany board, signed in monogram L/L, "RJO," verso a paper gallery tag. 9 1/2" x 5 1/4" Provenance: Pan American Galleries, 502 Villita St., San Antonio, Texas Private Collection, Washington State
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Sep. 21, 2019
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk Watercolor
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (1852-1917). Watercolor on paper depicting an idyllic scene of a peasant girl standing in a field. Signed along the lower left. Provenance: Private collection, Minnesota Sight; height: 11 1/2 in x width: 15 1/4 in. Framed; height: 22 1/4 in x width: 28 1/4 in. SKU: 02379 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions
Revere Auctions
Aug. 24, 2019
Texas School (Mid-20th Century), " Mexico Courtyard "
Est: $800 - $1,200
Texas School (Mid-20th Century) "A Mexico Courtyard Scene" watercolor on paper signed "R. J. Onderdonk" lower left. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 13-1/2" x 16", framed 24" x 29"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
May. 19, 2019
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American/Texas, 1852-1917), "Cuernavaca, Mexico Street Scene"
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American/Texas, 1852-1917) "Cuernavaca, Mexico Street Scene" oil on millboard signed and localized lower left, a partial supplier's label en verso. Framed. 7-7/8" x 10-7/8", framed 15" x 18"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Mar. 31, 2018
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk O/B Landscape
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
This lot features an oil on board landscape painting with a house by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American 1852 - 1917). An important artist in the first stage of Texas art, Onderdonk was a long-time art teacher in San Antonio and Dallas, where he formed art associations and leagues; for his contributions to the culture of art and painting in Texas he is known as the "Dean of Texas's Artists." Onderdonk's masterpiece, the 1903 painting Fall of the Alamo, was displayed at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, and is now held in the Texas State Archives. Occupying central position in the painting is Davy Crockett, a depiction reproduced countless times in print; Crockett is portrayed in iconic style, "swinging his flintlock over his head to club the Mexicans advancing through a hanging cloud of gun smoke." According to Fisk's "A History of Texas Artists", he would have been ranked one of America's finest artists if he had spent more time painting rather than teaching. Signed "R.J. Onderdonk" lower left register. Measures 12" x 10". This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, Tennessee. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Sep. 30, 2017
ROBERT J. ONDERDONK (1852-1917) TEXAS PAINTING
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Framed oil painting on canvas board, "Back of San Pedro Springs, About 1900", unsigned, titled in pencil at verso, gallery tag of Pan American Galleries, 502 Villita Street, San Antonio, Texas at verso with ink title and "By Robert J. Onderdonk, 1852-1917", (Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Texas, Maryland, father of Robert Julian Onderdonk and Eleanor Rogers Onderdonk), submitted to Mr. Harry Halff of San Antonio, the compiler of the "Julian Onderdonk Catalogue Raissone", and who has studied several hundred paintings by Robert J. Onderdonk and identified this painting as created by Robert J. Onderdonk, some paint loss, canvas board: 8.5"h, 14.5"w, overall: 11.75"h, 18"w **Provenance: The living estate of Coach George Hannon (Kemp, Texas, b. 1924) and Mrs. Hannon. Mr. Hannon was the golf coach at the University of Texas from 1963 to 1981. His tenure included NCAA Champion teams in 1971 and 1972, 12 Southwest Conference titles and golfers Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, and many tour professionals. Coach Hannon is a member of the Golf Coaches Hall of Fame (1982); the Texas Golf Hall of Fame (1991); and was the Golf Coaches Associations 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.** Start Price: $5000.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Jun. 10, 2017
ROBERT J. ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1852-1917) A WATERCOLOR, "Forest Path,"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROBERT J. ONDERDONK (American/Texas 1852-1917) A WATERCOLOR, "Forest Path," watercolor on paper, signed verso. 13 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jan. 24, 2015
Onderdonk, Robert Jenkins
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Landscape, 1900
David Dike Fine Art
Jan. 24, 2015
Onderdonk, Robert Jenkins
Est: $4,500 - $50,000
Market at Cuernavaca, 1911
David Dike Fine Art
Mar. 16, 2013
Robert J. Onderdonk (TX, 1852-1917), Grapes
Est: $600 - $900
Robert J. Onderdonk (TX, 1852-1917), Grapes oil on artist's board, signed and dated at lower right "R. J. Onderdonk / 83," a trompe l'oeil still life with white grapes hanging from a red string, presented in the likely original gilt composition frame. SS 11.5 x 8.75 in.; DOA 18 x 15.5 in. This work was painted while Onderdonk was living in San Antonio. Collection of the late Robert N. Cook, Jr., Graham, NC Scattered loss to frame; surface grime.
Leland Little Auctions
Nov. 20, 2010
Attributed to ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-
Est: -
Attributed to ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-1917) Mission Concepcion Oil on canvas 9 x 13 inches (22.9 x 33.0 cm)
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 20, 2010
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-1917) Untitled
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-1917) Untitled (Road) Oil on artist's board 6-1/2 x 12 inches (16.5 x 30.5 cm) Born in Cantonsville, Maryland, Robert Jenkins Onderdonk attended the National Academy of Design and then enrolled in the Art Students League of New York in 1875, where he studied under William Merritt Chase. He traveled to San Antonio in 1878, where he taught and painted. In 1889, he moved to Dallas and accepted a salaried position with the Art Students League of Dallas. Then in 1896, he returned to San Antonio. He is the father of artist Robert Julian Onderdonk. A portrait, figure, landscape, and still-life painter, Robert Jenkins Onderdonk's work was shown in numerous exhibitions in San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. His paintings are in the collections of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, Dallas Museum of Art, and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 20, 2010
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-1917) Quincy,
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (American, 1853-1917) Quincy, Illinois , 1900 Oil on artist's board 8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5 cm) Inscribed lower left: R J. Onderdonk / Quincy Ill. Apl. 29 - 1900 Inscribed verso: Quincy, Illinois- Spring 1900
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 02, 2006
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (1852-1917)
Est: $7,500 - $10,000
ROBERT JENKINS ONDERDONK (1852-1917) Untitled Bluebonnet Landscape Watercolor 12in. x 17.5in. Signed lower left A dramatic soft palette of pinks, oranges, and yellows mark the sky in this early morning bluebonnet watercolor. The bluebonnets are a light powder blue in the midground, to a soft baby blue in the foreground. Robert Onderdonk completed a similar watercolor titled Figures in the Field illustrated in the book The Onderdonks: A Family of Texas Painters, by Cecilia Steinfeldt, published for the San Antonio Museum by Trinity University Press. It is not far-fetched to think that Robert painted this watercolor with his son Julian painting alongside him. It is well documented that Julian was very homesick for his family while in New York, and that he and his father shared a close and special relationship. Provenance: California antiques dealer
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 03, 2000
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American, 1852-1917), "Scene near San Antonio, Texas", c.1890; oil on
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
porcelain, 10" x 11", signed. Early Texas painter. Onderdonk studied at the National Academy of Design, and at the Art Students League, with Chase, Shirlaw, and Bechwith. He exhibited at the Van Dyke Club, Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists, Fort Worth Museum, State Fair of Texas, and the Cotton Carnival. His work is in the Dallas Museum of Art, Governor's Mansion (Austin), and the San Antonio Museum. REF: Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945; Grauer.
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