Lot Essay
Jerry Mirabal, also known as Elkfoot, was a frequent model for both Joseph Henry Sharp and Eanger Irving Couse, who famously depicted Jerry in his 1909 painting Elkfoot of the Taos Tribe (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.)
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Property from an Important Private Collection, Utah
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)
Jerry of Taos
Details
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)
Jerry of Taos
signed 'J H Sharp' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (60.3 x 40 cm.)
Jerry of Taos
signed 'J H Sharp' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (60.3 x 40 cm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 17 October 1980, lot 43.
Eugene B. Adkins, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2000.
Eugene B. Adkins, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2000.
Literature
F. Fenn, The Beat of the Drum and the Whoop of the Dance: A Study of the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1983, p. 328, no. 2189.
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Jerry Mirabal, also known as Elkfoot, was a frequent model for both Joseph Henry Sharp and Eanger Irving Couse, who famously depicted Jerry in his 1909 painting Elkfoot of the Taos Tribe (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.)