Joseph Henry Sharp, Blackfoot Chief, ca. 1900
Joseph Henry Sharp
1859 - 1953
Blackfoot Chief, ca. 1900
monotype
signed lower right: JH SHARP
13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.), frame: 19 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (50.2 x 42.5 x 3.2 cm.)
Private Collection, Montana
Joseph Henry Sharp was an American painter best known for his portraits of Native Americans and scenes of life in the American West. Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, he studied art in Cincinnati and Europe before first visiting Taos in 1893. A founding member of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915, he helped establish the town’s reputation as an important art colony. His paintings combine academic realism with sensitive attention to light, depicting individuals, domestic interiors, and landscapes. Working extensively in Montana and New Mexico, Sharp devoted much of his long career to portraying Indigenous people and their cultural traditions.
Condition
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Joseph Henry Sharp
1859 - 1953
Blackfoot Chief, ca. 1900
monotype
signed lower right: JH SHARP
13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.6 cm.), frame: 19 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (50.2 x 42.5 x 3.2 cm.)
Private Collection, Montana
Joseph Henry Sharp was an American painter best known for his portraits of Native Americans and scenes of life in the American West. Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, he studied art in Cincinnati and Europe before first visiting Taos in 1893. A founding member of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915, he helped establish the town’s reputation as an important art colony. His paintings combine academic realism with sensitive attention to light, depicting individuals, domestic interiors, and landscapes. Working extensively in Montana and New Mexico, Sharp devoted much of his long career to portraying Indigenous people and their cultural traditions.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
