William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled (Continuum Series), Early 1970s
Oil on paper mounted on canvas mounted to board, 12 x 128 inches
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled (Continuum Series), Early 1970s
Oil on paper mounted on canvas mounted to board, 10 x 108 inches
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Lid's Night, 1964
Oil on paper mounted to board, 12 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
Initialed lower right: "W.S."
Titled, dated, and signed veros: "'LID'S NIGHT' 1964 / WILLIAM SCHARF"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Whale Place, 1964
Oil on paper mounted to board, 12 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
Initialed lower left: "W.S."
Titled, dated, and signed veros: "'WHALE PLACE' / 1964 / WILLIAM SCHARF"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled, 1953
Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 60 3/4 inches
Inscribed and signed on canvas overlap: "TOP / SCHARF"
Dated and inscribed verso: "1953 / TOP 39 1/2 X 60 3/4"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Top Sphinx, 1956
Oil on canvas, 43 x 59 inches
Signed lower left: "Wm. Scharf"
Titled and dated on verso: "TOP SPHINX / 1956"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
To A Dead Poet, 1956
Oil on canvas, 38 x 52 inches
Signed and dated verso: "W. Scharf / 1956"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Sun Arch & The Ice Bride Are Above The Lilac Walk, 1979
Acrylic on Masonite, 36 x 66 inches
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Hen Lady, 1969
Gouache on paper, 17 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches
Dated, inscribed, titled, and signed verso: "1969 . G. 329 / The Hen Lady / WM. Scharf 1969"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Arched Annunciation, 1979
Colored marker on paper, 8 1/2 x 7 inches
Initialed lower left: "WS"
Inscribed lower right: "ANNUNCIATION"
Dated, inscribed, signed, and titled on verso: "1979 / D.2668 / WM Scharf ARCHED ANNUNCIATION"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled, circa 1970s
Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 15 3/8 inches
Inscribed on stretcher verso: "TOP"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled, circa 1970s
Acrylic on Masonite, 8 1/2 x 13 inches
William Scharf (1927-2018)
At the Forgiving, 1980s
Acrylic on canvas, 69 x 139 1/2 inches
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Untitled, 1985
Color pencil on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Signed lower left: "W Scharf"
Inscribed lower right: "7 1/8 x 8 5/8"
Numbered, inscribed, signed, and dated verso: "#1, / 1985 D873 / Savannah, Ga. / WM Scharf / Savannah, Ga. 1985"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Green Bridge, 1986
Acrylic on canvas, 38 x 32 inches
Titled, signed, and dated verso: "'GREEN BRIDGE' / William Scharf / 1986"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Magic Fragments, 1997
Acrylic on Bainbridge Board, 12 x 15 inches
Inscribed, titled, dated, and signed verso: "A. 931 / THE MAGIC FRAGMENTS / Feb 1997 / SLIDE / William / Scharf / SHOWN / 1998 / P.K."
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Piscinian Smile, Surprise by Pendulum, Tyr Rite (From left to right), 2001, 2000, 2000-1 (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
To Golden Wreath, The Geometric Smile, On the Trance Branch (From left to right), n.d., 2001, 2007 (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
An Accidental Liking, The Sold Soldier, In the Enmity Tree (From left to right), 2002, 2002, 2000 (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Sigh Weapons, 2002-6
Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 32 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on stretcher verso: "WILLIAM SCHARF 'THE SIGH WEAPONS' / 2002-2006"
Signed on verso: "William / Scharf"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Vernal Equinox, Shrine Climb, On the Path's Map (From left to right), 2005
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Planted Heart, Negligee of Snow, An Amulet for a da Vinci (From left to right), 2005, 2004, 2002-6 (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Cage's Metal, Omentum Move, In An Earlier Ago (From left to right), 2005, 2006, 2006, (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Priestess Wore Herself, 2005-2007
Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 45 inches
Titled, signed, and dated on stretcher verso: "'THE PRIESTESS WORE HERSELF' / WILLIAM SCHARF / 2005-2007"
Signed verso: "WM. Scharf"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Thermometer's Wedding, Another End of Dark, Gold Henge (From left to right), 2006
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Admiration of the Frame, In Folded Guilt, The Relics Remember (From left to right), 2006-7, 2003-7, 2002 (From left to right)
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 4 inches (each)
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The White Elephant Lies Down, 2007
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Inscribed, titled, signed, and dated verso: "A 1636 / THE WHITE / ELEPHANT / LIES DOWN / WM Scharf / 2007 SAG HARBOR"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
Ivory Totems, 2007-2012
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Inscribed, titled, signed, and dated on verso: "RUST LOVES IVORY PAT / AND IVORY LOVES RUST / LAST SEEN ON / COLLAPSE OF THE SEE SAW / IVORY TOTEMS / WM. Scharf / 2012 SAG HARBOR / N.Y. 2007"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The East Winds Tells The West Winds The Truth, 2008
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Inscribed, titled, signed, and dated verso: "A-1817 / GREEN TABLET / THE EAST WIND TELLS THE WEST WIND THE TRUTH / THE EAST WIND / TELLS THE / WEST WIND / THE TRUTH / WM. Scharf / A 1817 / SAG HARBOR / July 2008"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Golden Anchor Escapes, 2009-10
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 34 inches
Titled on canvas overlap verso: "THE GOLDEN ANCHOR"
Titled and signed on stretcher verso: "THE GOLDEN ANCHOR ESCAPES / WM. SCHARF"
Signed on verso: WM. Scharf"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
From Matisse's Balcony, 2011
Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 30 1/2 inches
Dated, titled, and signed on stretcher verso: "2015 / FROM MATISSE'S BALCONY / WILLIAM SCHARF"
Signed verso: "WM. SCHARF"
William Scharf (1927-2018)
The Sun Shines On The Opening Volume, 2011-2012
Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Inscribed, titled, signed, and dated verso: "A-1809 / THE SUN SHINES / ON / THE / OPENING / VOLUME / WM Scharf / A 1809 / 2011-2012 / A 1809 / 2012 / WM. Scharf"
"Scharf’s paintings feel like visitations; ideas that appear as if from outside ourselves only to resonate inside with persistent echoes of the familiar." - Christopher Rothko
Photo: William Scharf, 1962. Photo credit: David Herbert Gallery.
