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Old War Drummer

Penciled on verso: The Old War Drummer. A painting by this title was exhibited in 1916 at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati.

 

This is an especially vibrant work. The color palette is rich and brilliant compared to many of the artist’s interior studies of seated figures.

Old War Drummer

Alternate Title: The Old War Drummer

Record ID: 434

Date: ca. 1916

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 16 x 24 in.

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

Owner: McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX

Accession Number: 1981.34

Provenance:

The artist; [?]; [Rosenstock Arts, Denver, CO]; Dr. and Mrs. William C. Winter; present owner by gift, 1981

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.