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Ronald Shap
Original Ronald Shap ocean oil painting, signed

circa 1980

About the Item

Original oil painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. A beautiful, abstracted view of the Pacific Ocean. 18x14 inch canvas. Signed. Simple, 1/4 inch wood frame tacked to canvas, believed to be made by artist himself. Ronald Shap was born in Toledo, OH and lived most of his life in California. The brother of acclaimed portrait artist Sylvia Shap, he was a scholarship award graduate at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1964 and completed graduate study in painting at the University of Nebraska and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1967. He was a visiting artist and instructor at BGSU in 1973-74 and worked out of his Los Angeles studio and taught drawing and anatomy at Citrus College until his retirement in 2005. ============================================= Find your perfect art piece: We have hundreds of original oil and watercolor paintings, with more added to our store every day.
  • Creator:
    Ronald Shap (1941, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Item comes directly from artist's estate. No prior owners, but has been sitting in storage.
  • Gallery Location:
    Columbus, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: On bookshelf1stDibs: LU2409212049782
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