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PETER SHEPPARD - Represented by Gallery 260
( Canada, 1881 - 1965 )
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Artist: PETER SHEPPARD ( Canada, 1881 - 1965 ) -
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Main Category: Painting
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Genres: Impressionism
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Biography: Biograpphy:
Born in Toronto on October 21, 1881, Sheppard received his art training at the Central Ontario School of Art and Design and the Ontario College of Art. There in 1912 he won the Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship and later the Stone Scholarship (Life Classes) in 1913, as well as nine Honours diplomas for painting, drawing, and composition. His superb skills as a lithographer provided him the means of a livelihood throughout his life that was wholly and tirelessly devoted to art. After 1912 he travelled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. He was elected a member of the Ontario Society of Artists in 1918 and an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1929.Quiet by nature, humble in spirit, P.C. Sheppard worked prolifically, producing sketches and large canvases that extol his talents as a draughtsman and colourist. His versatility is evidenced in the many formidable examples of figural works, portraits, still life, landscapes, city and harbour scenes, circuses, country fairs, markets, and horse-cab stands. He taught at the O.C.A summer school as well as at his studio in Toronto. A very fine teacher, he gave help and encouragement to many. He died at the age of eighty-eight in 1965.
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