Sunday, June 13, 2010

Ernest Howard Shepard - The Eve of April




signed with initials 'E S' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, with scratching out on paper
9¾ x 14 in.

Best known for his illustrations to A.A. Milne's 'Winnie the Pooh' books, Shepard exhibited four works at the Royal Academy between 1901 and 1904.

1879-1976.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Shepard

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