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THBJoseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953) — The Young Chief (1905)
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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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Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
The Young Chief (1905)
oil on canvas
20 × 30 inches
signed and dated lower right
VERSO
Label, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana
According to Peter Hassrick, “This was an important early work by Sharp, a signature forerunner for many future outdoor family scenes centered on teepee life as seen from Sharp’s studio window. He painted two interior studies of Indian domestic themes at this time, The Death Spirit and A Gift for Her Brave, but this and Crow Reservation were some of the first known, large open-air camp subjects. Staged just south of Sharp’s Crow Agency studio, an Indian family is pictured standing beside the artist’s cherished Blackfeet buffalo hide teepee that was pitched close at hand and would become a frequently used prop. A small sweat lodge is in the process of being erected on the left, perhaps intended for the child who is being guided by his mother in that direction.”
PROVENANCE
The artist
Charles Bair, Martinsdale, Montana, 1906, gifted to
Billings Chamber of Commerce, Billings, Montana
EXHIBITED
Joseph Henry Sharp and the Lure of the West, C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, 1978
LITERATURE
Joseph Henry Sharp and the Lure of the West, C. M. Russell Museum, 1978, p. 19, 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. 351, listed
View More InformationCondition
Surface is in excellent condition. Canvas is lined. Small spots of inpainting in right-center portion, near the frame’s edge and around top of teepee.
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