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The Passing of a Penitente; [Penitentes]

This painting, carrying the title of The Passing of a Penitente, was exhibited in 1935 in Sharp's one-man exhibition, Hawaiian and Taos Paintings at The Kreimer & Brother Co. of Cincinnati.

A card on verso reads: "Penitentes Flagellation around the bier of a dead brother. Painted in the little chappel [sic] on our place. The Penitentes had the church for a number of years, then it went back to the Catholic Church, and I secured it from the Archbishop of Santa Fe. The candle sticks are the original Penitentes - J.H. Sharp"

The Passing of a Penitente; [Penitentes]

Alternate Title:

Penitente Flagellants

Record ID: 395

Date: 1934  

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 34 1/2 x 40 3/4 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H.SHARP. 1934

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.307

Provenance:

The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation; present owner by gift, 1955

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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.