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Painter:
Farny, Henry F. 1847-1916  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
University of Texas at Austin Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art 1 University Station D1303 Austin Texas 78712
Date:
1905
Notes:
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, 1991.
Saunders, Richard H., "Collecting the West: The C. R. Smith Collection of Western American Art", Austin: University of Texas press, 1988, pg. 104.
Saunders, Richard H., "Collecting the West: The C. R. Smith Collection of Western American Art," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988, pg. 105.
(Lower right:) L. de Gisbert de son ami H. F. Farny/(artist's emblem, dot within a circle)/1905 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Lone Indian on horseback in foreground, reigning his mount with left hand while the right is raised palm forward with fingers outspread. More Indians in distant middle ground. Stormy sky with desert in background.
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Western  Search this
Control number:
IAP 50080017
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_315908