Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 3

Raymond Sheppard
20th Century British chalk drawing of a Harlequin Macaw by Raymond Sheppard

circa 1950

About the Item

RAYMOND SHEPPARD (1913-1958) Harlequin Macaw Chalks on brown paper Framed 31.5 by 17 cm., 12 ½ by 6 ¾ in. (frame size 42 by 27.5 cm., 16 ½ by 10 ¾ in.) Provenance: Christine Sheppard, the artist’s daughter; Paul Liss, Raymond Sheppard Studio Exhibition, 2010 Private collection. Sheppard was born in London and educated at Christ’s College, Finchley before going on to study at the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts. He became a free-lance artist and illustrator, mainly of natural history books and studied his subjects at the London Zoo and in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. During the Second World War he was attached to the RAF Photographic Section. He taught for three years at the London School of Printing. His How to Draw handbooks, which were part of the Studio series, ran to many editions and made him a household name: How to Draw Birds was first published in 1940; Drawing at the Zoo in 1949 and More Birds to Draw in 1956.
  • Creator:
    Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958, English)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.41 in (31.5 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1028311004872

More From This Seller

View All
Eileen Soper - 20th Century British Drawing of Birds at a Nest
By Eileen Soper
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER (1905-1990) The New Home – Birds at the Nest Pencil Unframed, in conservation mount only 8.5 by 11 cm., 3 ½ by 4 ¼ in. (mount size 28 by 29 cm., 11 by 11 ½ in.) Prov...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Eileen Soper - 20th Century British pencil drawing of Lizards
By Eileen Soper
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER (1905-1990) Lizards Pencil Unframed 8 by 9 cm., 3 by 3 ½ in. (mount size 20 by 20.5 cm., 8 by 8 ¼ in.) Provenance: The artist’s estate; Chris Beetles, London; Privat...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Eileen Soper - 20th Century British drawing of chicks in the nest
By Eileen Soper
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER (1905-1990) The Coconut Nest Box Dated l.r.: June 14 1956, bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse Pencil Unframed, in conservation mount only 18 by 15 cm., 7 by 6 in. (mount size 37 by 33.5 cm., 14 ½ by 13 ¼ in.) Provenance: The artist’s estate; Chris Beetles, London; Private collection. Eileen Alice Soper was born in Enfield, Middlesex in 1905. In 1908 the family moved to Harmer Green, Welwyn in the Hertfordshire countryside and she was the live in that same house of the rest of her life. She attended Hitchen Girls School and was artistically trained by her father, the noted illustrator and etcher, George Soper...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

A Pair of Watercolour Illustrations of a Donkey and Cow by Carton Moore Park
By Carton Moore-Park
Located in London, GB
CARTON MOORE PARK (1877-1956) The Kicking Donkey and Watching Cow A Pair One signed Both grisaille watercolour heightened with white Framed 37 by 35 cm., 14 ½ by 13 ¾ in. each (frame size 58.5 by 55.5 cm., 23 by 21 ¾ in. each) Canadian born Frederic Carton Moore Park studied at Glasgow School of Art under Francis Newbery. He specialized in highly stylized illustrations and prints of animal subjects. He wrote and illustrated a variety of children’s books featuring animals, including; An Alphabet of Animals (1899); A Book of Birds (1900); The Dog Book...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1901 British watercolour illustration of Polar Bears by Alfred Boese
Located in London, GB
ALFRED ADALBERT BOESE (1875-1923) The Polar Bears at Home Indistinctly signed and dated l.r.: B Boese/01; signed, dated, inscribed with title and the artist’s address on the revers...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Lionel Durieu - The Lily and the Rose - Belgian Arts & Crafts watercolour
Located in London, GB
LIONEL DURIEU (Born 1865) The Tournay of the Lily and the Rose Signed and dated 1898 Watercolour and gold and silver paint on vellum Framed 19 by 31 cm., 7 ½ by 12 ¼ in. (frame ...
Category

1890s Pre-Raphaelite Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

You May Also Like

Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Two sheeps, studies drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Two sheeps, studies Black chalk on paper 9 x 17 cm Framed 33 x 38 cm Charles Emile Jacque was born in 1...
Category

1860s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Fragrantissima
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beauty in all its strangeness. Manch...
Category

2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Graphite

Garden Views #4, Fiddlehead Fern with Dragonfly
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beau...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Crayon, Pastel, Handmade Paper, Graphite

The Great Escape by Patsy McArthur - unique charcoal on paper - white box frame
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful and unique charcoal on paper drawing. The Fabriano paper is a high quality watercolour grade set in a custom white wood frame, all archival materials. Scottish ...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper

Watercolor of Atlantic City Beach with Lucy the Elephant By E.D. Lewis
By Edmund Darch Lewis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835–1910) Atlantic City Beach Scene with Elephant, 1884 Watercolor on grey paper, 8 x 18 1/2 inches(sight); Framed: 16 x 26 inches This view of the beach near Atlantic City features Lucy the Elephant...
Category

1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Apple tree - XX Century, Contemporary Figuratie Watercolor Painting, Dog, Animal
By Stanislaw Sobolewski
Located in Warsaw, PL
Stanislaw Sobolewski (born in 1952) Studied philology at the Jagiellonian University (1971-1976) and painting under prof. Zbigniew Grzybowski at the Academy of Fine Arts (1974-1979)....
Category

1990s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Recently Viewed

View All