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THBJoseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953) — The Pipe Song (1923)
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Hayden, ID 83835
United States
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction specializes in the finest classical Western and American Art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last fif...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 15, 2023
The 2023 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, to be held July 15 in Reno, Nevada, will feature 324 selections of unparalleled quality in Western & American Art from historical and contemporary artists such as Maynard Dixon, Howard Terpning, W. Herbert Dunton, Joseph H. Sharp, Charles M. Russell, and more. Coeur d'Alene Art Auction info@cdaartauction.com
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- Lot Description
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
The Pipe Song (1923)
oil on canvas
25 × 30 inches
signed lower right
VERSO
Label, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Label, The Rees-Jones Collection, Dallas, Texas
Sharp biographer Forrest Fenn wrote, “Sharp’s elk skin with painted scorpion and beaded bullet holes was used as a prop in many of his interior tepee scenes. Chief Flat Iron gave the skin to the artist, who said it was the ‘best you can find in two days ride in any direction.’”
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Cincinnati Ohio
Kennedy Galleries, New York, New York
William Foxley’s Museum of Western Art, Denver, Colorado
Santa Fe Art Auction, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1994
Private collection, New York
Private collection, Dallas, Texas
LITERATURE
William C. Foxley, Frontier Spirit: Catalogue of the Collection of the Museum of Western Art, Museum of Western Art, 1983, pp. 206-07, illustrated
Forrest Fenn, The Beat of the Drum and the Whoop of the Dance: A Study of the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp, Fenn Publishing Co., 1983, p. 183, illustrated
Forrest Fenn, Teepee Smoke: A New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph H. Sharp, One Horse Land and Cattle Co., 2007, p. 181, illustrated
View More InformationCondition
Surface is in excellent condition. Canvas is lined. Painting appears to have a UV varnish.
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