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Head of a Tyrolese

Bought by Albert Erkenbrecher in late 1889 or early 1890 (Letter from JHS to Gest, Jan. 23, 1892, “Two years ago Mr. A. Erkenbrecher bought a study head from me. I exhibited it in Clarkes at the time. While it was there, Mr. E…gave the picture to the Museum through Mr. Edwards, I believe…From some blunder it has been stored away…and just unearthed. The picture is now at my studio, and want to have it photographed, and then sent to Museum.”)

Head of a Tyrolese

Record ID: 291

Date: 1889

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 14 5/16 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP. / MUNICH. 89.

Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

Accession Number: 1892.1

Provenance:

The artist; Albert Erkenbrecher; present owner by gift, 1892.

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Created concurrently with Peter Hassrick's 2018 Whitney West publication The Life & Art of Joseph Henry Sharp, this online catalogue highlights more than 700 works by J.H. Sharp that are held in public collections.