signed lower right; titled and dated “c. 1917” on the reverse
5.5 × 9.5 in (14.0 × 24.1 cm)
Auction Estimate:$3,000 - $4,000
Sale date:February 13 - 27, 2024
Price Realized
$2,400
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto
Sheppard was known to paint on cigar box panels and this work is an example of one such picture. Other examples of his use of cigar boxes as supports can be found on pages 70 and 71 of Tom Smart's, “Peter Clapham Sheppard: His Life and Work”.
