In the Artist’s Studio, Bathurst and Bloor, circa 1930
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled and dated circa 1930 on the reverse
10.5 × 8.5 in (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Auction Estimate:$2,500 - $3,500
Sale date:May 25, 2017
Price Realized
$1,725
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist
Private Collection, Ontario
A self-portrait by Sheppard, this composition captures the painter before the easel in his Toronto studio. Elements of the setting would later be represented in the Sheppard estate stamp, showing the easel and slanted windows on the circular notation.