Craig Sheppard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Craig Sheppard Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) "Wild Horse Corral"
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Featured in this lot is the Original Signed Craig Sheppard, "Wild Horse Corral", or, "Mustang Trap", a watercolour on paper, signed on bottom left corner. This watercolour is of the "Upper end of High Rock Canyon, Nevada, 2 miles above Stevens Camp about 25 mi E. & S.E. of Vya, through Massacre Ranch July 10 - 16, 1967". Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolour paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. This watercolour is professionally mounted, the double matted wood frame has scuffing exhibited along edges. Visible art measures 20.25"W x 28.25"L, frame is 28.5"W x 36.5"L x 1.75"D
North American Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) Original Watercolor
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Original Signed Craig Sheppard, a watercolour on paper in a rustic wood frame, signed on bottom right corner. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolour paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. Featuring a recurring theme found in his paintings, two cowboys on horseback, ride away from a corral, a prairie schooner parked outside a cabin can be seen off to the right behind them. The sun is highlighting the mountains and slopes, the blue sky is peppered with white clouds above. The sunshine has created shadows from the shrubs around the cowboys, their horses also casting even longer shadows. A majestic painting, the colours reflect landscapes that are similarly seen in many of Sheppard's paintings. The double matted rustic wood frame is impressive. Visible art measures 16.25"W x 26.75"L, frame is 27"W x 36.75"L x 1.5"D
North American Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) "The Old Homestead"
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Featured in this lot is an Original Signed Watercolour, "The Old Homestead" by Craig Sheppard. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolour paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. This watercolour on paper depicts a cowboy in the process of placing a saddle on a blanketed horse outside a corral. Shadows seem to indicate an early morning scene, the skies and mountains in the background still shrouded in the darkness of the west before dawn. The corral fence boards and posts are rough cut milled from area trees, the foreground full of yellow flower scrub brush. Signed at bottom left. This watercolour is in very nice condition, professionally mounted in a double matted wood frame. Visible art measures 10.25"W x 14.5"L, frame is 20.25"W x 23.25"L x 1.25"D, weight is 5lb, 8oz
North American Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) "In The Shed" Original
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Featured in this lot is an Original Signed Craig Sheppard, "In The Shed", a watercolor on paper in a rustic wood frame, signed on bottom left corner. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolor paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. Sheppard learned to rope and to ride from his father. As a young man, he was a cowboy and rodeo rider, even riding bulls, and the cowboy mystique was to stick to him for the rest of his life. The Nevada desert was a challenge as well to this painter familiar with the brighter colors of the landscape of the Southwest. Free time away from the university found him exploring the Nevada desert landscape, learning to appreciate and paint its subtle colors, strong contrasts of light and dark, and, most of all, its immensity of space. Watercolor is the medium for which he is most noted and in which he worked exclusively toward the end of his life. A transparent medium, difficult if not impossible to rework or correct, it seemed to suit his temperament. Sheppard applies his style of contrasting colors and light focusing on a stamped with conchos Western saddle hanging in a tack shed. Bright sunshine spotlights the cantle and pommel, the stamped fender, saddle strings and skirt details still clearly visible in the shadows. A horse's bridle hangs above on a post; one can taste the Western lifestyle. The double matted rustic wood frame is striking. Visible art measures 13.25"L x 10.5"W; The frame is 24.5"L x 20.5"W x 1.5"D.*
North American Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) Rimrock Shade Original
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Featured in this lot is an Original Signed Craig Sheppard, "Rimrock Shade", a watercolor on paper in a rustic wood frame, signed on bottom right corner, 1975. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolor paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. Sheppard learned to rope and to ride from his father. As a young man, he was a cowboy and rodeo rider, even riding bulls, and the cowboy mystique was to stick to him for the rest of his life. The Nevada desert was a challenge as well to this painter familiar with the brighter colors of the landscape of the Southwest. Free time away from the university found him exploring the Nevada desert landscape, learning to appreciate and paint its subtle colors, strong contrasts of light and dark, and most of all, its immensity of space. Watercolor is the medium for which he is most noted and in which he worked exclusively toward the end of his life. A transparent medium, difficult if not impossible to rework or correct, it seemed to suit his temperament. Featuring a recurring theme found in his paintings, two cowboys stand prominently alongside their horses in the shade of a rimrock wall, below the desert valley floor bathed in sunshine. Rich contrasts of light and dark define the scene. A striking painting, very indicative of Sheppard's renown artistic style. The double matted rustic wood frame is impressive. Visible art measures 20.75"L x 14.25"W; The frame is 30.75"L 24.75"W x 1.5"D.*
North American Auction Company
Nov. 11, 2023
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978) "Coffee", 1974 Original
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Featured in this lot is an Original Signed Craig Sheppard, "Coffee", 1974, a watercolor on paper in a rustic wood frame, signed and dated on bottom left corner. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Sheppard (1913-1978) is known primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolor paintings, though his range of graphic expression is diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. He joined the Art Department at the University of Nevada in 1947, serving as the department chair before retiring in 1973. Sheppard's works are on display at the John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. Sheppard learned to rope and to ride from his father. As a young man, he was a cowboy and rodeo rider, even riding bulls, and the cowboy mystique was to stick to him for the rest of his life. The Nevada desert was a challenge as well to this painter familiar with the brighter colors of the landscape of the Southwest. Free time away from the university found him exploring the Nevada desert landscape, learning to appreciate and paint its subtle colors, strong contrasts of light and dark, and, most of all, its immensity of space. Watercolor is the medium for which he is most noted and in which he worked exclusively toward the end of his life. A transparent medium, difficult if not impossible to rework or correct, it seemed to suit his temperament. Two cowboys sit resting against a fallen tree while drinking coffee, the pot on the hot coals while the fire alongside. It doesn't appear the cowboys are in any hurry to get back to work. Unlike other paintings of Nevada mountains or desert scenes, this is focused on an image of a hardworking Western cowboy life. The matted rustic wood frame is striking. Visible art measures 12.75"L x 9.75"W. The frame is 23"L x 20.75"W x 1.5"D.*
North American Auction Company
Nov. 12, 2022
Craig Sheppard, American (1913-1978), Collection of Five Framed Ink Drawings of Horses, ink on paper
Est: $300 - $500
Craig Sheppard American, (1913-1978) Collection of Five Framed Ink Drawings of Horses ink on paper all signed, all framed
Link Auction Galleries
Feb. 27, 2022
"Rain", Craig Sheppard Watercolor [146450]
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Subtle and descriptive watercolor (20" x 25") of four horses standing in rain water--titled "Rain", by Craig Sheppard (1913-1978). You can almost feel the gentle rain falling on you! Piece is matted, unframed (mat cut by Sheppard shows his pencil cut marks and artwork is taped to mat with masking tape), a time when artist's were not much concerned with archival processes!!! Although the paper is archival, the reverse shows some mold damage and some foxing. Craig Sheppard was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1913. His connection to Nevada began in 1947 when he arrived in Reno to serve as chair of the University of Nevada[x=#8217/]s art department. His love for cowboy life was deeply rooted in his own experience as a rodeo rider in the arenas of Oklahoma. 25" x 20" Date: c 1940's-50's Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Reno Provenance:
Holabird Western Americana
May. 14, 2016
"Attack," Watercolor Painting by Craig Sheppard
Est: $2,000 - $5,000
This incredible watercolor scene depicts a fight between Indians and cowboys. Cowboys have guns, Indians, bows and arrows. The ground is covered in snow and the background looks to be in fog or snow. Framed size 30.5" x 37". Craig Sheppard (1913 -1978 ) received his education at the University of Oklahoma, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, 1938, and a Bachelor in Sculpture, 1939. He was a instructor at the University of Oklahoma, 1939/40, then at Montana State College, Bozeman, 1942/42. During the intervening years before joining the faculty of the University of Nevada, he was production illustrator and designer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1947, Sheppard joined the Art Department at the University and is credited with enlarging facilities, improving the quality of instruction, and initiating a program of exhibitions which brought the works of major artists to the campus and community. He was a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Oslo, Norway, 1955, and sabbatical leaves took him to France in 1961, and to Mexico in 1979. Sheppard was noted primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolor paintings, though his range of graphic expression was diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. City: Reno State: Nevada Date: 1975 ID# 32075
Holabird Western Americana
Sep. 25, 2015
"Patience", Watercolor by Craig Sheppard
Est: $3,000 - $8,000
Craig Sheppard (1913-1978), long-time University of Nevada art professor, painted this beautiful watercolor of a horse tied by the water. From the Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada: "Craig Sheppard, a native of Lawton, Oklahoma, lived in two worlds during his college days. He was a bareback rider in rodeo arenas from Oklahoma to New YorkÍs Madison Square Garden, and an outstanding student in art at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, where he majored in both painting and sculpture. Prior to coming to the University of Nevada in 1947 to assume the chairmanship of its struggling art department, Sheppard worked as a wartime draftsman at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Tulsa, and as an art instructor at the University of Montana in Bozeman. Sheppard was a versatile artist who was equally at home illustrating books, teaching art history and, on occasion, painting murals. His own easel paintings were stylistically and thematically wide-ranging, from deftly achieved watercolors of western life-horses, riders and requisite ranches and range--to oils that explored enigmatic human figures against equally mystifying landscapes, as exemplified in his ñDead Horseî series painted during a sabbatical leave in Europe. In 1978, during the last year of his life, Sheppard received the Artist of the Decade Award from the Nevada State Council on the Arts." Framed size 32" x 37". City: Reno State: Nevada Date: 1976 HWAC#: 32074
Holabird Western Americana
Sep. 25, 2015
"Attack," Watercolor by Craig Sheppard (Cowboy and Indian Battle)
Est: $3,000 - $8,000
This incredible watercolor scene depicts a fight between Indians and cowboys. Cowboys have guns, Indians, bows and arrows. The ground is covered in snow and the background looks to be in fog or snow. Framed size 30.5" x 37". Craig Sheppard (1913 -1978 ) received his education at the University of Oklahoma, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, 1938, and a Bachelor in Sculpture, 1939. He was a instructor at the University of Oklahoma, 1939/40, then at Montana State College, Bozeman, 1942/42. During the intervening years before joining the faculty of the University of Nevada, he was production illustrator and designer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1947, Sheppard joined the Art Department at the University and is credited with enlarging facilities, improving the quality of instruction, and initiating a program of exhibitions which brought the works of major artists to the campus and community. He was a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Oslo, Norway, 1955, and sabbatical leaves took him to France in 1961, and to Mexico in 1979. Sheppard was noted primarily for his Western theme oil and watercolor paintings, though his range of graphic expression was diverse, and his work was acclaimed in numerous national and international exhibitions. City: Reno State: Nevada Date: 1975 HWAC#: 32075
Holabird Western Americana
Nov. 10, 2012
CRAIG SHEPPARD (American, 20th Century) Cowboy on Horse
Est: $100 - $200
CRAIG SHEPPARD (American, 20th Century) Cowboy on Horseback in the Mountains, 1975 Watercolor on paper 14 x 21 inches (35.6 x 53.3 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Craig / Sheppard / 1975 THE HOGAN FAMILY COLLECTION
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 05, 2011
Portfolio of lithographs, Craig Sheppard
Est: $200 - $400
(Lot of 3) Portfolios of lithographs, ''Landmarks on the Emigrant Trail, A portfolio of Nevada watercolors by Craig Sheppard, University of Nevada Press,'' by John Craig Sheppard (American , 1913 - 1978), Portfolio numbers 26, 311, and 720; Provenance, Nevada Museum of Art; each overall: 15 1/8'' x 19 3/4''
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