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Joseph Henry Sharp’s Portrait of Taos Pueblo Hunter and Fritz Scholder’s Post-Modernist Artworks Highlight Hindman’s Upcoming Sale
Painter Joseph Henry Sharp was a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. Sharp was the foremost European-American artist to visit Taos, New Mexico. President Theodore Roosevelt once commissioned him to paint portraits of 200 Native American warriors. A striking oil on board by the artist portraying a Taos…
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Grandma Moses Folk Art Featured in Forthcoming Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Commonly known as Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson was an American painter best known for her folk paintings. Engineer and art collector Louis Caldor discovered her work in 1938 when he saw her paintings displayed in a New York drugstore window. She then gradually rose to popularity. Coeur d’Alene Art…
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Important Fine and Decorative Art Auction
Known as "Spiritual Father," Joseph Henry Sharp's life began in Ohio in 1859. A swimming accident when he was a boy left him deaf, and he began doodling to communicate. He was deeply interested in the outdoors, art, and Native American culture. Sharp first visited Taos in 1893 and completed…
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September 2019 Fall Fine Art and Chinese Sale, Day 1
Day 1 of the September 2019 Fall Fine Art and Chinese Sale offered by Sarasota Estate Auction begins by showcasing an important part of Chinese history. A pair of carved Chinese throne chairs were made during the Qing Dynasty, the final imperial dynasty in China. The Qing Dynasty ruled from…
