David Shepherd CBE, OBE, FRSA, FGRA (British, 1931-2017), El...

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£3,200

David Shepherd CBE, OBE, FRSA, FGRA (British, 1931-2017), Elephants at the Watering Hole, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1984 lower right, copyright details and date 1984 on reverse, modern reproduction swept frame,9 x 16in. (22.9 x 40.6cm.) * Provenance: Private collection, Chico, California. Jackson Hole Art Auction, 130 East Broadway, Jackson, Wyoming, USA, 19th September 2020, lot 169. ** Notes: David Shepherd is well known his paintings of wildlife and steam railways although he also painted aircraft and landscapes. Born in Hendon, Greater London, he attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and upon leaving travelled to Kenya with the aim of becoming a game warden. Rejected, he returned to Britain to be turned down by the Slade School of Art. Determined to succeed as a painter, he became the pupil of the artist Robin Goodwin and coupled this with his interest in wildlife conservation and steam railways. The combination of his obvious artistic talent and commercial subject matter brought financial success and since the 1960's his work has been well known through numerous reproductions in print, poster and other forms. He was an outspoken campaigner promoting wildlife conservation and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 for services to charity and wildlife conservation.