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William Bertrum Sharp
 (1924-1984)​
Works from the H. Joe Waldrum Collection
​​JUL 8 - EXTENDED TO OCT 29, 2023
DISPLAYED IMAGES ARE A SELECTED SAMPLING ​FROM THE EXHIBITION
CLICK ON IMAGES FOR ENLARGED VIEW
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Beulah, Co., William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 24" x 24" - 28" x 28" frame, $4,320.00
This exhibition represents the work of an artist whose artistic career was never fully realized. In 1956, Sharp was named by Art in America as one of the outstanding young artists of that year. Health issues and, perhaps, a desire for a secluded life, created a situation where he did not receive much recognition in the mainstream art world.
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Beulah Valley, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on cotton canvas, 32" x 25¾" - 34" x 28" frame, $6,240.00
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Rabí, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 14" x 10", $1,050.00
In 1966, H. Joe Waldrum arranged for a show to promote the work of Sharp at the McNay Art Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The director of the McNay at that time, John Palmer Leeper, made the following comments about Sharp and his work: “First of all, he is an intensely private artist… His painting are private diagrams, firm abstractions on the one hand and illusive, amorphous surfaces of color on the other… Throughout there is an abiding concern with textures and a free use of various media. The almost painful process of painting is paralleled by great bravura in the pen and wash drawings, which are immediately beguiling.”
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Untitled 6, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 9" x 12" - 13" x 16" frame, $810.00
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Untitled 3, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 12½" x 14¼", $1,462.50
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Untitled 1, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 12" x 14¼" - 15½" x 17¾" frame, $1,350.00
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Untitled 4, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 22½" x 10", $1,725.00
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Untitled 7, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 10" x 14" - 13¾" x 17¾" frame, $1,050.00
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Untitled 5, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel on panel, 14" x 10", $1,050.00
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Untitled 8, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 11" x 14" - 16" x 19" fr., $1,155.00
Sharp started painting as a child. He exhibited watercolors while in high school and did cartoons for Yank Magazine while serving on a submarine during World War II. He became the first person to study art under the GI Bill after the war. He studied under Boardman Robinson, Otis Dozier and Edgar Britton. He won prizes as a student and was exhibited by the Library of Congress in three cities. In 1956, he was named by the magazine Art in America as one of the outstanding young artists of that year.
This show of approximately four dozen works by Sharp is truly a unique opportunity to see a rare collection of exceptional art. 
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Untitled 9, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on canvas, 30" x 24" fr., $5,400.00
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Untitled 13, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on canvas, 24” x 18”, 32” x 25” fr., $3,240.00
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Untitled 15, William Bertrum Sharp, oil, 11” x 7½”, 17½” 13¼” fr., $584.00
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Untitled 11, William Bertrum Sharp, mixed media, 8” x 5”, 14¼” x 11¼” fr., $320.00
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Untitled 10, William Bertrum Sharp, mixed media on paper 8" x 5¼", 17¼” x 14¾” framed, $364.00
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Untitled 14, William Bertrum Sharp, pencil on paper, 5” x 3½”, 15” x 14” fr., $210.00 SOLD
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Untitled 12, William Bertrum Sharp, ink on paper, 4½” x 3”, 14½” x 13” fr., $182.50
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Untitled 17, William Bertrum Sharp, mixed media on paper, 8½” x 5½”, 19” x 17” fr., $397.00
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Untitled 16, William Bertrum Sharp, mixed media, 8½” x 7”, 17” x 14” fr., $446.00
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Untitled 2, William Bertrum Sharp, oil on panel, 12" x 16", $1,050.00
William Bertrum Sharp
 
(1924-1984)​
TO VIEW ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION
​Contact Eduardo Alicea,  Gallery Owner - Director
Phone: 1.575.894.0572  Email: ​
[email protected] 
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Eduardo Alicea, Owner - Director      H. Joe Waldrum, Founder in 1998
​Wednesday to Sunday 12-5pm and by appointment 
110 Broadway Street, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
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  • WORKS FROM H. JOE WALDRUM TRUST
    • Exhibition Preview
    • Paintings Linocuts And Etchings
    • Polaroids
    • About Joe
  • RECENT PAST EXHIBITIONS
    • Leo Neufeld Exhibition
    • Suzanne Pointon Exhibition
    • Puerto Rican Artists
    • Olin West Installation
    • The Polaroids
    • Dina D'Argo Exhibition
    • Dave Barnett Retrospective >
      • Dave Barnett Resume'
    • MIGUEL PINO EXHIBITION 2024
    • Winkler/Dorn Joint Exhibition
    • Rebecca Speakes Show 2023
    • Noël Hudson
    • Delmas Howe Mood Drawings
    • William Bertrum Sharp
    • Jia Apple
    • Waldrum & Howe on Display
    • Smith & Gasowski
    • The Border Artists
    • Gregory Montreuil
    • Darlene Olivia McElroy & Paul White >
      • More About The Artists
    • Nolan Winkler REVISITED +
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      • Art and Legacy of the Navajo-Churro Sheep
      • About Felt
    • Leo Neufeld Exhibition
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