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Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
The Storytelling
oil on canvas
10 × 13.75 inches
16 × 19 × 2 inches (framed)
signed lower right

VERSO
Label, Fenn Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Stamp, Fenn Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico

In his biographical work Teepee Smoke: A New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp, Forrest Fenn explored Sharp’s relocation to a more permanent home in New Mexico and the shift it prompted in his artistic approach: “If the Taos Indians and their culture had seemed less romantic to Sharp than the Indians of the North, he soon found the way to compensate: he learned to ‘clothe’ them in his moods, bringing them to life by using firelight to create a haunting atmosphere.”

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Belvedere, California

LITERATURE
Forrest Fenn, Teepee Smoke: A New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph H. Sharp, One Horse Land and Cattle Co., 2007, p. 346, listed

163

Joseph Henry Sharp

1859 – 1953

The Storytelling
oil on canvas
10 × 13.75 inches
16 × 19 × 2 inches (framed)
signed lower right
$25,000 – 35,000
Condition ReportSurface is in good condition. Canvas is lined. Small spots of inpainting throughout.

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