Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)

Pooh and Piglet on the Path of Life

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Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)
Pooh and Piglet on the Path of Life
signed and dated 'E.H Shepard 1961'
pencil, pen and black ink
11 x 8in. (29.8 x 22.2cm.)

Lot Essay

This drawing was commissioned as a wedding present in 1961. Following the client's particular request, Shepard depicted Pooh and Piglet, hand in hand, on a path in an imaginary landscape, which was designed to represent the Path of Life.

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