2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 230253 / 290  •  View Catalog  •   • 

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Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
Mourning Eagle, Blackfeet Chief, Montana (1904)
oil on canvas
14 × 10 inches
signed and dated lower left

VERSO
Written in the artist’s hand, “Mourning Eagle | Blackfeet Chief Mont | Great Warrior—Also, cut-out buffalo from running herd, rush his pony alongside, jump onto buffalo’s back + kill it—with - his knife - also catch trout with his hands wading in pool! Authentic.”
Label, Kennedy Galleries, New York

230

Joseph Henry Sharp

1859 – 1953

Mourning Eagle, Blackfeet Chief, Montana (1904)
oil on canvas
14 × 10 inches
signed and dated lower left
Sold at Auction: $32,175
Condition ReportSurface condition very good with no signs of inpainting. Cracking in the white band of paint in figure’s hat as well as hairline cracking in the white paint to his right.

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