Joseph Henry Sharp, American, 1859 to 1953, oil painting on canvas laid on board depicting a rural landscape. Signed lower left. Framed. Joseph Henry Sharp was an American painter and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists, of which he is considered the Spiritual Father. Sharp was one of the earliest European American artists to visit Taos, New Mexico, which he saw in 1893 with artist John Hauser. He painted American Indian portraits and cultural life, as well as Western landscapes. President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned him to paint the portraits of 200 Native American warriors who survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Modern American Fine Art, Western Landscape Scenes, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.