Artwork Details
18 x 14 in. (canvas) 32 x 28 x 4 in. (framed)
Mark DescriptionSigned, lower right: Julia G. Sharpe
Accession NumberGift of Mrs. Charles Latham
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteMrs. Charles Latham, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1940.
- The young woman’s upswept hair, clothes, and background are rendered summarily with loose brushwork. Yet, Sharpe adheres closely to realism in her sitter’s facial features. This profile portrait may have been executed as an artist’s exercise.
- Upon Sharpe’s departure from the Indiana School of Art in 1879, Love wrote a letter advising her to persist in her studies. Her hobby became a profession with further instruction in Indianapolis and New York City.
- Sharpe was among a small group of women artists with private studios in Indianapolis. The photo of Sharpe’s workspace below reveals her ability in several genres: portraits and figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes. To the left of the doorway hangs this very picture.
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