by Peter Clapham Sheppard (Canadian, 1879-1965)
oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in.
signed at lower left and stamped by the estate on back
Titled on top of canvas over stretcher
condition: some loss primarily around edges
Born in Toronto in 1881, Peter Clapham "P.C." Sheppard received his art training at the Central Ontario School of Art and Design and the Ontario College of Art. He began work at age 16 as a commercial illustrator for the lithographers Barclay, Clark & Co, with whom he stayed for most of his working life. Sheppard spent weekdays producing pamphlets and posters for the advertising industry and his leisure time on painting excursions into the Ontario hinterlands and beyond. After 1912 he travelled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. This work was painted on a French excursion likely around the 1920s.
Sheppard's work is held in collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian War Museum and the National Gallery of Canada. Sheppard's work is held in collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian War Museum and the National Gallery of Canada.
by Peter Clapham Sheppard (Canadian, 1879-1965)
oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in.
signed at lower left and stamped by the estate on back
Titled on top of canvas over stretcher
condition: some loss primarily around edges
Born in Toronto in 1881, Peter Clapham "P.C." Sheppard received his art training at the Central Ontario School of Art and Design and the Ontario College of Art. He began work at age 16 as a commercial illustrator for the lithographers Barclay, Clark & Co, with whom he stayed for most of his working life. Sheppard spent weekdays producing pamphlets and posters for the advertising industry and his leisure time on painting excursions into the Ontario hinterlands and beyond. After 1912 he travelled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. This work was painted on a French excursion likely around the 1920s.
Sheppard's work is held in collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian War Museum and the National Gallery of Canada. Sheppard's work is held in collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian War Museum and the National Gallery of Canada.
