Claude Allin Shepperson (1867-1921) - Collection of c.1887 Pen & Ink Drawings

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A collection of seven pen and ink illustrations by Claude Allin Shepperson. The illustrations accompany an envelope inscribed "Drawings by Claude Shepperson done at Torquay about the year 1887 he afterwards became an ARA. Collected by his friend Robert Kitson." On wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for pictures of this age including some discolouration and foxing.

Size

23.7 x 20.4cm (9.3" x 8")
Sheet: 24.6 x 21cm (9.7" x 8.3")

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Artist Biography

Painter, etcher and illustrator, born in Beckenham, Kent. He started out intending to be a lawyer but changed to art and attended Heatherley's furthering his studies for two years in Paris where he shared lodgings with Giffard Lenfesty. He soon began to exhibit landscapes and social scenes in a variety of media at leading societies in London and provincial centres. Later, he concentrated on etching and lithography and illustrated books and periodical. Most of his humorous work appeared in Punch, during the period 1905-20, with an increasing emphasis on elegant members of high society. His work was also reproduced in the magazine Black & White. A member of the London Sketch Club and the Langham Sketch Club, he acted as a tutor for Percy Bradshaw’s Press Art School.

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SKU rf763
Artist Claude Allin Shepperson (1867-1921)
Date c.1887
Dimensions 23.7 x 20.4cm
Medium Pen and Ink
Style Illustration Art
Subject Illustration
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