Cottonwood Tree Grave, Crow; [Cottonwood Tree Grave (Crow) on Reno Battle field]

Inscribed on brass plate: Cottonwood Tree Grave (Crow) - On Reno Battle Field.

This is a field study for one of Sharp's major burial scenes, Mourning Her Brave of 1901 now in a private collection. (see related image, #393a). This may be the painting titled Grave in Cottonwood Tree displayed along with three other burial scenes at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY.

Cottonwood Tree Grave, Crow; [Cottonwood Tree Grave (Crow) on Reno Battle field]

Alternate Title: Cottonwood Tree Grave

Record ID: 393

Date: 1900

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.

Signature / Inscription:

LR: J.H.SHARP.

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.314

Provenance:

The artist; [?]; Dr. Philip G. Cole; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK, 1947; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955; present owner by gift

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.

Cottonwood Tree Grave, Crow; [Cottonwood Tree Grave (Crow) on Reno Battle field]

Related

Mourning Her Brave (ca. 1901)

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