Featured Wood relief carving

Hi I saw this wood relief carving at an antique shop today and thought it was amazing. So of course I bought it. It is signed Sharpe, and I'm trying to do research on the artist. However the only Sharpe I can find is John T. Sharp (Sharpe), but he mostly carves waterfowl. Also his signatures that I can find online don't really match my carving. Do any of you have any info or know how I can learn more about the artist? Thanks!

 

Could have been carved by a hobbyist/craftsman,etc. and never see the history of the artist.

 

it's lovely......but you may never know who the artist is....

 

...I get seasick very easily... Oooh...

 

Hi,
I find it strange that it is carved so well and the name looks like gouged in later.
greg

 

Maybe he died without signing it and a family member wanted it signed.....without much of a carving ability!!!

 

I do find that the ship is carved BEAUTIFULLY, yet there is very little contrast between the background and main subject...........can't tell if there is meant to be a difference between clouds and water.....or not....JMHO......

 

This is John T. Sharp's signature, and he is amazing; so I do not think that the signature on mine implies that the artist didn't sign it himself.

 

I thought that the lack of clear separation between the sky and the sea may represent a storm. JMHO

 

that's no where near the same signature..

 

I'm sorry for the confusion. I had mentioned in my first post that it wasn't the same signature. I just posted the picture of John's signature to show that the artist's signature can be block letters and that doesn't indicate a different person signed or a lack of ability in the carver.

 

yes...yes you did.