Dahlias, Asters and Various Flowers

Artist Joseph Henry Sharp (American, 1859 - 1953)

Datec. 1927

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions25 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches (64.1 x 76.5 cm)
Frame: 32 5/8 × 37 5/8 × 2 1/2 inches (82.9 × 95.6 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.25.15

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicts a bouquet of flowers in a green vase sitting on a green ledge in front of a window looking outside.

Label TextSharp painted this work “from my studio window.” The setting is his home in Pasadena, California. Sharp had homes in Taos, New Mexico, and Crow Agency, Montana, which played important roles in his artistic environment. Less well known is his Pasadena home. He bought a house in California for several reasons. It provided a warmer climate in winter. It was also near extended family and good medical care. His wife Louise kept vibrant flower gardens that supplied blossoms for many of his floral still life paintings. In this work, Sharp suggested an interplay between outdoor nature and interior décor.

ProvenancePurchased September 27, 1956 through (Jane Hiatt, La Fonda Art Gallery, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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