Scottish painter and printmaker Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) is noted in particular for his figure subjects, often nudes, and his still lifes. He was born in Dundee and he studied at Dundee School of Art and then at the Glasgow School of Art in the late 1920s. He came to London in the mid 1930s, and later exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, New English Art Club, London Group, Leicester Galleries, Redfern Gallery, Royal Scottish Academy and Society of Scottish Artists, etc. He moved to West Sussex later in life. An exhibition to mark the centenary of his birth was held in Dundee in October 2009.

We recently acquired a further selection of drawings and prints, which came originally from Horne Shepherd's studio. The main item listed (image 1) is an original linocut of girls and a black cat. It is pencil signed, measuring about 26.5 x 19.8 inches sheet size and about 20.7 x 16 inches image size, and is unframed. This work is likely to date to the late 1960s and is very redolent of that period. The print is in nice condition save for some light creasing in the margins and a one inch tear to the paper at the extreme right hand edge, which won't show once the piece is mounted and framed.

We are also showing here two further such works by Horne Shepherd (images 4 & 5). One of these is signed by the artist and both are unframed and in good condition, save for some minor creasing in the paper. Brief details are 'Female nudes in a Deco Interior' (linocut 10" x 11.7 " - unsigned £55) and 'Reclining Nude' (lithograph, 15" x 22", this also has some light foxing upper right - signed £90)...

Price: £100 - 'Girls and Cat'

Size: 20.7 x 16 inches (image size of 'Girls and Cat')

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