2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 230
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Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
Mourning Eagle, Blackfeet Chief, Montana (1904)
oil on canvas
14 × 10 inches
signed and dated lower left
VERSO
Written in the artist’s hand, “Mourning Eagle | Blackfeet Chief Mont | Great Warrior—Also, cut-out buffalo from running herd, rush his pony alongside, jump onto buffalo’s back + kill it—with - his knife - also catch trout with his hands wading in pool! Authentic.”
Label, Kennedy Galleries, New York