ARTIST: Arthur Sheppard (California, 1875 - 1954)
NAME: Greco Roman Wrestling
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: One very small patch. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 39 inches / 76 x 99 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: lower right
NOTE: From a label affixed to the stretcher. "Greco-Roman wrestling came to England from France about 1850. At this period all classes of sport lovers frequented the boxing and wrestling halls.
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
SKU#: 116871
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BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Kent, England in 1875. At age 12 Sheppard entered the South Kensington Art School. While a teenager he came to the U.S. and settled in NYC where he painted scenery for the Metropolitan Opera. Later he had studios in Chicago, San Francisco (1905), and Los Angeles. For eight years he worked for
Paramount Studios. During the 1920s he traveled widely while studying art in Paris, London, and Rome. Returning to Hollywood, he painted portraiture and famous boxing matches. Exh: Royal Academy (London); Paris Salon.