Deep in the heart of Heritage Auctions May 22 Texas Art Sale, something for everyone
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American, 1853-1917), The Afternoon Walk. Hand painted porcelain tile, 39-3/8 x 55-1/8 inches. Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000.
DALLAS, TX
.- Seven months after David Bates painting Crab Legs set a world record for the Dallas artist, his hometown Heritage Auctions will offer yet another spectacular work in the upcoming Texas Art Signature Auction. Because it wouldn t be a Texas art event without a David Bates.
His Burning Leaves from 1983, a decidedly Lone Star scene set among the swirling smoke and chopped wood and burnt-orange of late autumn, serves as one of the centerpieces in Heritage s May 22 Texas Art event. It features a man at rest, on break, his back bent against the barren tree upon which he has propped his rake. He is clad in green plaid and khaki work pants, his hat slightly titled away from his brow. You can almost hear the crackle of the flame; you can al