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Ronald Shap

American, b. 1941
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.
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Big Rock, Malibu
Big Rock, Malibu

Big Rock, Malibu

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original watercolor painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Evocative and moody painting of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains with th...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Watercolor

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man. 18x24 inch...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude man bent over. 24x18 inches. Signed. Some p...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude male torso with washes of light aqua/sage green and accents of neon pink oil pastel. This is a part of Shap's '80s Interiors...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains

San Gabriel Mountains

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

A stunning panorama of the mountains surrounding Los Angeles, this painting is the jewel of the Ronald Shap Collection. The pastel flowers in the foreground offer a lush and verdant ...

Category

1990s Impressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original ink, gouache and oil pastel figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman standing in washes of neon pink,...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache, Ink

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman laying sideways with washes of tea...

Category

1980s Impressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Gouache, Oil Pastel

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Evocative sketch of a kneeling m...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman reclining in a turban in washes o...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude woman with jewe...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude man crouching. Be...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Leonardo Dancing
Leonardo Dancing

Leonardo Dancing

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. "Leonardo Dancing" features a vibrant street in Los Angeles in a strikingly contempo...

Category

1990s Impressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant sketch of sitting nude woman with yellow blanket. 2...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

The Gold Hat
The Gold Hat

The Gold Hat

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Evocative, contemporary portrait of a woman wearing a hat by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Washes of thin, gold-colored paint, which we bel...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil

Shower
Shower

Shower

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

"Shower" is an original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald S...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache, Ink

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude man with his hand...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Stunning sketch of a nude with washes of aqua and pink. This is a part of Shap's '80s Interiors...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Los Angeles Mountains
Los Angeles Mountains

Los Angeles Mountains

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. "Los Angeles Mountains" is rendered in a strikingly contemporary style in peaches, b...

Category

1990s Impressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant sketch of sitting nude woman with washes of neon pi...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Chaotic, rock n roll sketch of nude woman rec...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache and ink nude figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Torso of man with arm raised in moody washes o...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Nude with green accents
Nude with green accents

Nude with green accents

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Profile
Profile

Profile

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original ink and watercolor figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude woman reclining with washes of orange, peach ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Trees, Will Roger's Park
Trees, Will Roger's Park

Trees, Will Roger's Park

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of trees in Will Roger’s Park in Los Angeles in colors of blue and green....

Category

20th Century Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Neptune's Fountain, Pasadena City Hall
Neptune's Fountain, Pasadena City Hall

Neptune's Fountain, Pasadena City Hall

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original watercolor painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of the fountain in front of the Pasadena City Hall in Southern Califor...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Watercolor

Three Cushions
Three Cushions

Ronald ShapThree Cushions, 1991

$560Sale Price|20% Off

Three Cushions

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache interior painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant piece of a chair and footstools with bold orange and blue backg...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant sketch of sitting nude woman with washes of blue, g...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Santa Monica Bay
Santa Monica Bay

Ronald ShapSanta Monica Bay, 1999

$320Sale Price|20% Off

Santa Monica Bay

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original watercolor painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant view of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Bay from the hills above H...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Watercolor

Arroyo Seco Stables, Pasadena
Arroyo Seco Stables, Pasadena

Arroyo Seco Stables, Pasadena

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original watercolor painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant scene of the Arroyo Seco Stables in Pasadena, CA with the York Boulev...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Watercolor

In the Neighborhood (East)
In the Neighborhood (East)

In the Neighborhood (East)

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Gouache painting of a historic neighborhood at dusk by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. The companion piece to In the Neighborho...

Category

1990s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man with a bandana in tones of brown and a...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache and ink portrait by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Man with beard in washes of brown. 23x11 inches on paper. ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Head and torso of man sitting in profile on rich, brown p...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant sketch of nude woman with fetish accessories in wa...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of torso of a nude man. B...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude woman with black hair with orange, green a...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man with washes of red and orange. 24x18 i...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Six Cushions
Six Cushions

Ronald ShapSix Cushions, 1991

$560Sale Price|20% Off

Six Cushions

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache interior painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant still life in purple, blue, pink, yellow, orange, green and neu...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Gouache

Blue Drape
Blue Drape

Ronald ShapBlue Drape, 1991

$560Sale Price|20% Off

Blue Drape

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original gouache interior painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant piece of a chair and footstools with bold orange and blue backg...

Category

1980s Pop Art Ronald Shap

Materials

Gouache

Squash and Persimmons
Squash and Persimmons

Squash and Persimmons

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. A vibrant still life of a bowl of squash and persimmons. Perfect for the kitchen or ...

Category

1990s Impressionist Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil

The Cathedral
The Cathedral

The Cathedral

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

"The Cathedral" is an original gouache painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Dreamy painting of an old church we believe ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Ink, Gouache

The Relic
The Relic

The Relic

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

"The Relic" is an original gouache and ink painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Old machinery in washes of red/maroon, b...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Gouache, Ink

Afternoon Light
Afternoon Light

Afternoon Light

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

"Afternoon Light" is an original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ron...

Category

1990s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a shirtless man in sun...

Category

1990s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed

By Ronald Shap

Located in Columbus, OH

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man sitting in brown, yellow, vermillion a...

Category

1980s Contemporary Ronald Shap

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Ronald Shap art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ronald Shap art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ronald Shap in paint, watercolor, gouache and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Ronald Shap art, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Ronald Shap art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $200 and tops out at $1,600, while the average work can sell for $400.