Ernest howard shepard was an english artist and book illustrator. A long lost winniethepooh original illustration by eh shepard will auction at sothebys on december 10. Gertz a scarce, original ink and watercolor drawing by ernest h. Shepard is inevitably best known for, and defined by, his iconic illustrations for the childrens books the wind in the willows and winniethepooh, but he had many more artistic strings to his bow, as cartoonist, magazine and periodical illustrator, drawer of book jackets and covers, and author. Ernest howard shepard died three years later on march 24, 1976, the same year as winnie the poohs 50th anniversary. Shepard, 97804753007, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shepard was made an officer of the order of the british empire in the 1972 queens birthday honours.
The austere prayer book paper that permitted the space for shepards illustrations to pepys diaries is now being recreated in the digital era. Shepard grew up in the 1880s in saint johns wood with his brother and sister. Pooh bear tigger eh shepard winnie the pooh quotes ernest childrens book illustration look at you vintage children childrens books art view auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. He decided on a career as an artist and was encouraged by his father. Shepard worked from rough sketches and life studies and then prepared a detailed pencil drawing. Shepard is inevitably best known for, and defined by, his iconic illustrations for the childrens books the wind in the willows and winniethepooh, but he had many more artistic strings to his bow, as cartoonist, magazine and periodical illustrator, drawer of book jackets and covers, and author born in london in 1879, he hailed from an artistic and literary. However, shepard started at punch magazine two decades earlier as a jobbing cartoonist, drawing domestic scenes of anachronistic grandmothers and. From reading the article i think saying he hated pooh was a little strong. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Original winniethepooh drawings by eh shepard for the classic a. See more ideas about winnie the pooh, english artists and eh shepard. Shepard in a post i wrote about hayao miyazaki here in e.
Shepard has 423 books on goodreads with 839877 ratings. Eh shepard robin drawing winnie the pooh drawing house at pooh corner christopher robin pooh bear book projects ernest childrens book illustration view auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. Aug 12, 2012 the austere prayer book paper that permitted the space for shepard s illustrations to pepys diaries is now being recreated in the digital era. Having shown some promise in drawing at st pauls school, in 1897 he enrolled in the heatherley school of fine art in chelsea. Eh shepards signed drawing of winniethepooh is a collectible item of memorabilia, featuring a rare example of the illustrators art. It is answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. He was known especially for his humanlike animals in illustrations for the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame and winniethepooh by a. Shepards sons teddy bear growler, was found in a pile of the. Ernest howard shepard 18791976 sitting on the dustmans knee pen and ink drawing signed with initials and titled in pencil, the illustration as used in shepard s autobiography p. Shepard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shepard recalls the figures of his home life his nurse, the cook, his elder sister ethel and brother cyril. E h shepards house at lodsworth, marked with a blue plaque. Drawing sketches art drawings funny drawings drawing art figure drawing pencil drawings sketching storyboard eh shepard what others are saying shepard pencil sketch of a woman on a train from the book e. I have a pencil drawing which is signed e h shepard chap.
He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in the wind in the willows and winniethepooh. In december 2008 sothebys sold in these rooms the companion piece from the end of the book, bump, bump, bump going up the stairs that sort of bear e. Shepard of winniethepooh and piglet, the characters he brought to life in a. I have a pencil drawing which is signed e h shepard chap vii p71 with an 8 in a circle come on tigger its easy. Sep 08, 2017 smart news keeping you current new book unearths the earliest sketch of winniethepooh the rotund little drawing, based on e. However, shepard started at punch magazine two decades earlier as a jobbing cartoonist, drawing domestic scenes of anachronistic.
By the way, i can recommend eh shepard s autobiography of his early life, drawn from memory illustrated by the author, as i recall. I gobbled this up during my trip home to my parents for the holidaysit is the perfect size for traveland enjoyed looking up facts about london. An illustrators war a new exhibition at the house of illustration showcases over 100 wartime illustrations by e. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Numerous illustrations, some fullpage, top edges red, remainder a little spotted, free endpapers partially toned, original green cloth, gilt on spine. Having shown some promise in drawing at st pauls school, in 1897 he enrolled in heatherleys school of fine art in chelsea. He was surrounded by domestic servants and maiden aunts, in a an age when horsedrawn buses and hansom cabs an evocative childhood memoir by the muchloved illustrator of winnie the pooh. Shepard s original winnie the pooh drawings as someone who has always adored anything winnie the pooh related from the books to the films to the tv show, i loved looking through e. It was high time i drew a british character and what better than the classic childrens story book icon winnie the pooh. It was probably my favorite saturday morning cartoon show. Shepards winniethepooh, from the collections of stanley j.
How to draw winnie the pooh eh shepard version by jim mcgee. He was surrounded by domestic servants and maiden aunts, in a an age when horsedrawn buses and hansom cabs an evocative childhood memoir by the muchloved illustrator of winnie the pooh and. He was also approached by kenneth grahame to illustrate the 1931 edition of his own childrens classic, the wind in the willows, which had originally been published in 1908. As a child, ernest had two big hobbies watching the soldiers practice, and drawing. Milne book from the auction in december see more here.
Shepard march 30, 2014 by claire the captive reader published in 1957 but focused on events that took place in 1887, drawn from memory by e. Shepard s original winnie the pooh drawings from the. In 1972, shepard gave his personal collection of papers and illustrations to the university of surrey. Ernest shepard, drawn from memory and drawnfrom life slightly. Having spent a productive year there, shepard won a scholarship to the royal academy schools where he would meet florence eleanor chaplin who. Eh shepard he illustrated aa milnes winniethe pooh tales in the 1920s as well as kenneth grahames the wind in the willows in a 1931 version authroised by grahame. Guy drawing life drawing drawing sketches drawings ink illustrations book illustration eh shepard paddington bear english artists. Drawn from memory, the first of two illustrated autobiographies, was sold for. By the way, i can recommend eh shepards autobiography of his early life, drawn from memory illustrated by the author, as i recall. Shepard must be the finest illustrator this country has ever produced.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Between 195455 ernest illustrated nine books, traveled, gave lectures, and even wrote two autobiographies. There he met florence eleanor chaplin, whom he married in 1904. After attending a special art school, shepard entered the royal academy school in 1897 as one of its youngest. Shepards original ink drawing of winniethepooh, christopher robin and piglet on. See more ideas about eh shepard, childrens book illustration and illustration. An evocative childhood memoir by the muchloved illustrator of wi. See more ideas about winnie the pooh, pooh, winnie.
Ernest howard shepard 18791976 sitting on the dustmans knee pen and ink drawing signed with initials and titled in pencil, the illustration as used in shepards autobiography p. In less than four months, shepard painted 240 drawings for the books, an impressive feat at ninetythree years of age. Seeger and christopher cone, 17 december 2008, lot 19. Smart news keeping you current new book unearths the earliest sketch of winniethepooh the rotund little drawing, based on e. Having shown some promise in drawing at st pauls school, shepard enrolled in heatherleys. Shepard, offering a fascinating insight into his work before winnie the pooh and a poignant look at life on the battlefield. The son of an architect, e h shepard was born in st johns wood, london on. Ernest howard shepard mc obe 18791976 chris beetles gallery. Leech was in a sense the pictorial equivalent of thackeray thackeray was an excellent comic draftsman but better at getting the feel of past time with a comic flavour than at considering his contemporaries other than in words. Jan, 2017 a six min video on the life of the illustrator e. E h shepard cartoons images punch magazine cartoon archive. Shepard winnie the pooh drawing at auction by stephen j. Milnes classic childrens books, 19241928, has found its way to market. Ernest shepard was born the son of a architect, in london on december 10, 1879.
Shepard is an utterly charming memoir about shepards life as a sevenyear old boy growing up in a closeknit middle class family in victorian london. Punch cartoons by e h shepard ernest howard shepard. When you put aside the use of colour in the avengers images, the ink drawing and use of crosshatch shading is similar to shepards work on winnie the pooh. Meyer, a treasury of the great childrens book illustrators new york. Mar 06, 2006 i dearly loved his illustrations for milnes pooh books and poetry as a small child. There he met florence eleanor chaplin, who he married in 1904. I dearly loved his illustrations for milnes pooh books and poetry as a small child. Aug 22, 2017 ernest howard shepard obe, mc 10 december 1879 24 march 1976 was an english artist and book illustrator. Ernest howard shepard, mc obe 18791976 while shepard is now best remembered for his immortal illustrations to winniethepooh and the wind in the willows, he was a wideranging illustrator, with an unsurpassed genius for representing children, and an underrated talent for political cartoons. Books aside, did anyone else love watching the new adventures of winnie the pooh growing up. In that same span of time, he also wrote an illustrated ben and brock and betsy and joe. Buy the pooh sketch book first edition by shepard, e.
Book illustrations by eh shepard, 1931 still read it occasionaly the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame. Having shown some promise in drawing at st pauls school, shepard enrolled in heatherleys school of fine art in chelsea. See more ideas about childrens book illustration, winnie the pooh friends and pooh bear. As someone who has always adored anything winnie the pooh related from the books to the films to the tv show, i loved looking through e. Nov 18, 2010 shepard continued to illustrate milne subsequent childrens books int he 4 book series, now we are six and the house at pooh corner. After springs bedtime reading of winniethepooh, i was delighted to see that slightly foxs late autumn editions would be both memoirs by ernest h. See more ideas about sketches, art and illustration. Undoubtedly one of the greatest illustrators of all time, shepard is synonymous with the visual creation in 1924 of winnie the pooh for aa milnes childrens book of the same name. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This starts in 1890, following from drawn from memory, with the death of shepard s mother when he was only 10 and his older brother and sister not much older, and follows him as he goes to a dreadful prep school, and subsequently to st pauls where his talent for drawing was fostered, and then to two art schools, and ends with the start of his career and his marriage to a fellowartist in 1904.
An illustrators war opens at the house of illustration, 2 granary square, kings cross, london n1c 4bh on october 9 until january 10 2016. See more ideas about winnie the pooh, pooh bear and eh shepard. Shepard s original winnie the pooh drawings from the winniethe pooh books by a. Sothebys to auction the most famous book illustration of the century. Shepard was made an officer of the order of the british empire in the 1972 birthday honours. Shepard continued to illustrate milne subsequent childrens books int he 4 book series, now we are six and the house at pooh corner. Shepard drawing for the 1926 first edition of winniethepooh in. Original drawing in which christopher robin gives a pooh party, and we say goodbye. After a productive year there, he attended the royal academy schools, winning a landseer scholarship in 1899 and a british institute prize in 1900. Drawn from memory is the authors account of his childhood, illustrated throughout by himself. Signed by shepard on the titlepage and dated sept 1957. I am so very glad i found a copy, this book is very much a keeper, and one i know i shall return to. Ernest howard shepard obe, mc 10 december 1879 24 march 1976 was an english artist and book illustrator.
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