In 1922, Henry and Louise Sharp traveled to Europe. They stopped in France for a while and then turned south to Spain. The artist wanted to reacquaint himself with the rich collections of the Prado Museum in Madrid where he had been so inspired in his younger years, 1895.

During their stay in Spain, the Sharps journeyed to Granada to embrace the glories of the Alhambra. (related image, #714a) This oil sketch was made at the site's front gate which he also photographed. (related image, #714b)

Two companion oil sketches of the Granada castle were also made. (see #s 713 and 715)

Alhambra Front Gate; [Castle in Spain]

Record ID: 714

Date: 1922; [ca. 1920]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 5 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP

Owner: Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Accession Number: 0161.1980

Provenance: The artist; [?]; [Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY]; Dr. John and Elizabeth Christlieb, 1964; present owner by gift, 1980

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.

Alhambra Front Gate; [Castle in Spain]

Related

Sharp at the Alhambra (1922)

Front Gate of the Alhambra (1922)

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