E. H. Shepard (1879-1976) §
Group of 9 pencil sketches, 3 signed
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Sketches for Punch featuring Phyllis Tudor, Shepard's model, and Daphne Hill, comprising:
portrait of Tudor drinking tea, signed E.A.S. to lower right corner, 21 x 27cm; Phyllis Tudor dressed in outdoor wear, 17 x 23cm; Tudor and another woman talking in the street, 23.5 x 31cm; portrait of Phyllis Tudor, 25.5 x 33.5cm; and five further pencil portraits, including two signed (9)
Provenance
Given to Phyllis Tudor by E.H. Shepard, thence by descent. An accompanying visiting card reads: “Mrs Tudor; Mrs Ernest Shepard. at Home Tuesday 1st December, 3 o'clock, Adila Fachini / Phyllis Tudor, C.M. Street at the piano. R.S.V.P.”