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Jul 15, 2023
Clark Hulings (1922 – 2011)
Noonday Hacienda (1972)
oil on canvas
18 × 27 inches
signed and dated lower left
VERSO
Label, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, New York
The artist wrote, “People often ask me the difference between a burro and a donkey. There is none. The Spanish word ‘burro’ has gained a common English usage, so the words have become interchangeable.
“I believe a lifelong choice of subject matter for an artist somehow traces back to childhood influences. My love affair with the burro probably began when, as a child in Spain, I was taken often to visit the home of our maid Maria. Her family owned a small burro which was used occasionally as a beast of light burden but was primarily a pet – a gentle, nuzzling pet that followed us around and gave us rides.
“Many years later, as an adult and as an artist traveling in Spain, Italy, Mexico and the Middle East where burros abound, I found myself attracted to them and wanting to paint them. They appeal so much to my plebeian taste.”
PROVENANCE
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, New York
Private collection, ca. 1970s
Private collection, by descent
Sotheby’s, New York, New York, 2006
Private collection, Massachusetts
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Surface is in excellent condition. No signs of restoration.