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Rhythm of the Firelight

This is a late work of Sharp’s, comparable to what he referred to as his "swansong," the Sioux Scalp Dance.  (see related image, #487) Although Rhythm of the Firelight is an interior scene, the vigor and complexity of the composition is similar to the Scalp Dance.  Unfortunately, so is the weak articulation of anatomy.

Rhythm of the Firelight

Record ID: 318

Date: 1943

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30 x 40 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP./1943

Owner: Koshare Museum, La Junta, CO

Provenance: The artist; [?]; present owner

Related

Untitled JH Sharp artwork

Sioux Scalp Dance (1947)

Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

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.