William Herbert Dunton Prints – Riders, Horses & Western Landscapes
William Herbert Dunton prints place riders and horses within open hills, bright grass and enclosed woodland. A still mounted figure can offer a different kind of presence from an animal caught in abrupt movement. Explore the collection alongside figurative art, animal prints and landscape scenes.
A rider above the open distance
The Trail Foreman places the mounted figure near the crest of pale ground beneath a large clouded sky. Warm clothing and the horse’s darker body establish the foreground. The low distant hills leave space around the upright pair rather than enclosing them within a crowded scene.
A group beneath the tall trees
Glorietta gathers riders and horses among slender pale trunks and warm yellow foliage. The people remain small beneath the repeated verticals. The wooded setting gives the journey a close enclosure, contrasting with the open sky around the solitary foreman.
A horse and rider in abrupt motion
Busting a Bronco raises the animal’s forequarters above the pale ground while the rider leans with the movement. Dust and broken grass marks add activity below. The compact diagonal pose offers a forceful counterpart to the quieter standing and travelling groups.
Related artists and collections
Compare riders and narrative action in Frederic Remington, animal movement in Rosa Bonheur and working figures in N. C. Wyeth. Further animal art follows the horses, while landscape prints develops the open ground and wooded routes around them.
Read more in our Frederic Remington’s riders and western narratives.