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Julian Onderdonk

Born and raised in San Antonio, Julian Onderdonk achieved notable fame during his short life as the state’s most accomplished painter of impressionistic landscapes. His extensive artist training in New York and its environs taught him the value of painting outdoors, the direct observation of nature, and a fresh elemental approach to the act of painting itself. By the time Onderdonk and his family returned to San Antonio in 1909, he had progressed in his art to the point that he was exhibiting and selling his work with notable success. He began teaching and painting while traveling throughout the Texas countryside. By 1918, Onderdonk’s work was sufficiently in demand that he no longer took commissions.