JOSEPH HENRY SHARP (American 1859-1953). California Field of Poppies, 1950. Oil on canvas. 9 x 11-1/2 inches (22.9 x 29...

Description

JOSEPH HENRY SHARP (American 1859-1953)
California Field of Poppies, 1950
Oil on canvas
9 x 11-1/2 inches (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
Signed lower right: JH Sharp
Inscribed on reverse: Sharp, Oct-9-1950

Provenance:
Private collection, (Montana);
Susan Swift, (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Literature:
To be published in Thomas Minckler's forthcoming catalogue raisonnée of Joseph Sharp's floral landscapes.

In California Field of Poppies, Sharp uses a vivid color palette in this rare floral landscape. Unlike many of his paintings of the High Sierras, Sharp's use of color emphasizes the flowers in the foreground while the mountain range serves as a backdrop retreating into the distance. Sharp utilizes Impressionist techniques of manipulating perspective through a juxtaposition of cool and warm tones. The cool muted tones of the High Sierras recede and the warm vibrancy of the flora looks as if it will literately burst from surface of the painting.

More information about JOSEPH HENRY SHARP. See also: Sharp, Joseph Henry, Joseph Henry Sharp, Sharp, J. H. Artist.

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