This painting, dated 1904, represents an early effort at landscape work by Sharp. Though he was focused at this time on Indian portraits, he relished opportunities to be outside at Crow Agency and capturing the winter light as reflected by the snow.

Winter's Coming On

Record ID: 525

Date: 1904

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 30 3/8 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP. 1904.

Owner: Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Accession Number: G1975.6.5

Provenance: The artist; [?]; C.R. Smith; present owner by gift, 1975

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.

Winter's Coming On

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