This painting was first exhibited as Morning in Aspen Forest in Cincinnati at Kreimer & Brother, Co. in November 1935. The exhibit was titled Hawaiian and Taos Paintings.
Sharp’s sales ledgers indicate that Gilcrease purchased this landscape directly from the artist in January 1950. (Sharp Papers)
There are a couple of related images such as #s 319 and 630.
Morning in Aspen Forest; [Morning in Aspen Forest Near Taos, Hondo Cañon]
Alternate Title:
Aspens in the Morning Light; Morning in Aspen Grove; Aspens at Amizette
Record ID: 24
Date: ca. 1935; [1939]
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28 3/8 x 35 5/8 in.
Signature / Inscription:
LR: J.H. Sharp. Taos
Inscribed on dust cover: "Morning in Aspen Forest – Near Taos. Hondo Cañon. 1939-1940. Near end of trail to Twining, old mining town. J.H. Sharp". Inscribed upside down on verso: "Aspen at Amizette"
Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Accession Number: 0137.320
Provenance:
The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK, 1950; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, Tulsa, OK; present owner by gift, 1955
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