Study for Lament for the Dead; [The Mourners]

Penciled on verso: Composition sketch of 'The Mourners'

It is thought that this preliminary study is actually for Sharp's 1921 painting, Lament for the Dead. (#67)

Study for Lament for the Dead; [The Mourners]

Record ID: 477

Date: ca. 1921: [1859]

Medium: oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.34

Provenance:

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

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.

Study for Lament for the Dead; [The Mourners]

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Lament for the Dead; [The Mourners] (1921)

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