GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Robert Julian Onderdonk, born in San Antonio in 1882, was the son of painter Robert Jenkins Onderdonk. He grew up in San Antonio and from an early age showed an interest in drawing and painting. His early art training was with his father, followed in 1901 with studies at the Art Students League in New York City. In the summer of 1901 he attended William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Summer School of Art in Southampton, Long Island. The few months he spent at Shinnecock influenced him greatly and helped establish his interest in landscape painting. After his studies at Shinnecock, Onderdonk returned to New York City and in the winter of 1902 enrolled in classes at Chase's New York School of Art. Onderdonk remained in New York City until 1908 when he returned to San Antonio to live. From 1906 until 1922, the year of his death, Onderdonk organized the art exhibition for the Dallas State Fair Association (with the exception of the years 1915 and 1918). In this capacity he returned to New York City for several months each summer to visit museums, artists' studios, and galleries to select artists for the annual Fair exhibition. The remaining months of the year he painted in Texas, producing his well-known landscapes which depicted not only lush fields of wildflowers, but cactus and mesquite trees as well as the dense and dusty vegetation of the Hill Country. In these works he sought to capture the many moods of the Texas landscape, focusing on the nuances of each setting's light and atmosphere. By the time of his early death in 1922 at the age of 40, Onderdonk had established himself as one of Texas' best landscape painters.
Adapted from
Rudolph, William Keyse, A. Kate Sheerin, Chloe Barnett, and Julian Onderdonk. Julian Onderdonk: American Impressionist. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2008.
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WEB RESOURCES
- Onderdonk, Julian, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about Julian Onderdonk on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Onderdonk, Robert, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about fellow artist Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Julian Onderdonk's father, on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Dallas Nine~ Read more about this group on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- New York Times~Read about recently discovered Onderdonk paintings, signed with one of his many pseudonyms.
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- In 1892 when he was ten years old, Julian Onderdonk won second prize for a watercolor shown at the State Fair of Texas.
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General Description
Robert Julian Onderdonk, born in San Antonio in 1882, was the son of painter Robert Jenkins Onderdonk. He grew up in San Antonio and from an early age showed an interest in drawing and painting. His early art training was with his father, followed in 1901 with studies at the Art Students League in New York City. In the summer of 1901 he attended William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Summer School of Art in Southampton, Long Island. The few months he spent at Shinnecock influenced him greatly and helped establish his interest in landscape painting. After his studies at Shinnecock, Onderdonk returned to New York City and in the winter of 1902 enrolled in classes at Chase's New York School of Art. Onderdonk remained in New York City until 1908 when he returned to San Antonio to live. From 1906 until 1922, the year of his death, Onderdonk organized the art exhibition for the Dallas State Fair Association (with the exception of the years 1915 and 1918). In this capacity he returned to New York City for several months each summer to visit museums, artists' studios, and galleries to select artists for the annual Fair exhibition. The remaining months of the year he painted in Texas, producing his well-known landscapes which depicted not only lush fields of wildflowers, but cactus and mesquite trees as well as the dense and dusty vegetation of the Hill Country. In these works he sought to capture the many moods of the Texas landscape, focusing on the nuances of each setting's light and atmosphere. By the time of his early death in 1922 at the age of 40, Onderdonk had established himself as one of Texas' best landscape painters.
Adapted from
Rudolph, William Keyse, A. Kate Sheerin, Chloe Barnett, and Julian Onderdonk. Julian Onderdonk: American Impressionist. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2008.
Fun Facts
- In 1892 when he was ten years old, Julian Onderdonk won second prize for a watercolor shown at the State Fair of Texas.
Archival Resources
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Web Resources
- Onderdonk, Julian, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about Julian Onderdonk on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Onderdonk, Robert, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about fellow artist Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Julian Onderdonk's father, on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- Dallas Nine~ Read more about this group on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
- New York Times~Read about recently discovered Onderdonk paintings, signed with one of his many pseudonyms.
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