This is one of the very few paintings by Sharp that picture someone armed like a warrior with other than a bow and arrow. See his later work, Mesa Reptiles of 1913 for another example. (#563)
Untitled (Plains man, kneeling with rifle
Record ID: 179
Signature / Inscription:
Unsigned
Owner: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA
Accession Number: 17-69
Provenance: No information available
Related
Mesa Reptiles (ca. 1913)
Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
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.